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April 28, Bl. Luchesius, 1st Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1260 Plenary Indulgence for Franciscan Third Order Seculars (renewal of Tertiary Engagements). Blessed Luchesio Modestini was a merchant …More
April 28, Bl. Luchesius, 1st Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1260 Plenary Indulgence for Franciscan Third Order Seculars (renewal of Tertiary Engagements).
Blessed Luchesio Modestini was a merchant in the little town of Poggibonzi in Tuscany. More than most merchants, he was so entirely and solely concerned with material success that he was generally reputed to be an avaricious man. His wife, Buonadonna, was of a similar disposition.
Then the grace of God touched the husband. Blessed Luchesio realized how foolish it is to strive only for worldly goods, of which he could take nothing with him to eternity, meanwhile forgetting about his soul's salvation, as he had, unfortunately, been doing until then. He began to practice works of mercy and to perform his religious obligations with fidelity; he succeeded in winning his wife over to a similar outlook on life.
Since they had no one to care for but themselves, and Luchesio feared that in conducting his business he might relapse into …More
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April 27, St. Zita of Lucca, third order Franciscan. Saint Zita of Lucca was a member of the Third Order of St Francis. Lucca is in Tuscany; and since the Third Order was widely propagated there after …More
April 27, St. Zita of Lucca, third order Franciscan.
Saint Zita of Lucca was a member of the Third Order of St Francis. Lucca is in Tuscany; and since the Third Order was widely propagated there after its founding, this holy servant girl of the thirteenth century would quite naturally join its ranks.
Zita was born at the village of Monte Sagrati in 1218, at the time that St Francis was entering upon his career as a knight-errant of Christ. Her parents were poor, devout Christians; an older sister afterwards become a nun; and her uncle Graziano was a saintly hermit.
When she was twelve years old, Zita went to Lucca, eight miles from her home, to be a servant girl of the Fatinelli family which carried on a prosperous wool and silk weaving business; and she remained in their employ until she died forty-eight years later.
Her daily work became a part of her religious life. She was wont to say:
“A servant girl is not pious, if she is not industrious; work shy piety is sham piety.”
At the same …More
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Sept. 4, St. Rose of Viterbo, Virgin of the third Order. St. Rose, who was born in Viterbo in 1234, was like that queen of flowers, which opens its leaves as soon as dawn breaks. The first words she …More
Sept. 4, St. Rose of Viterbo, Virgin of the third Order.
St. Rose, who was born in Viterbo in 1234, was like that queen of flowers, which opens its leaves as soon as dawn breaks. The first words she uttered were the holy names of Jesus and Mary. It is related how, when she was not yet four years old, she restored one of her aunts to life. The child had an admirable attraction for solitude. She therefore begged her father to allow her to live in a little cell in the house, so that she might devote herself to work and prayer.
There she suffered, mortified and scourged herself, and prayed for the Church, then cruelly persecuted by the German Emperor, Frederick II. She was in her ninth year when she put on the habit of the Third Order, on June 24, 1249, having been ordered to do so by the Blessed Virgin, and walked the streets of Viterbo preaching penance. She disputed publicly with the Manichaean heretics, defeated them, and to confirm the truth of her words, remained for three hours in …More
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May 20, St. Bernardine of Siena, confessor of the first Order. This saint, one of the greatest lights of the Seraphic Order, was a marvel of piety and innocence from his earliest childhood. Entering …More
May 20, St. Bernardine of Siena, confessor of the first Order.
This saint, one of the greatest lights of the Seraphic Order, was a marvel of piety and innocence from his earliest childhood. Entering the Order at the age of twenty-two, he devoted himself to his apostolic duties for more than forty years. At the sound of his voice, dissensions were healed, goods wrongfully acquired were restored, sinners returned to the narrow path. Since churches could not contain those who came to listen to him, he usually preached in public squares. Sometimes as many as 20,000 people or more crowded around his pulpit. He had so strong a devotion to Mary that he never wearied of proclaiming her glories. He attributed all the graces which God had given him to her. It is said that by invoking the Holy Name of Jesus, he cured several supposedly incurable illnesses, and restored four dead persons to life. According to the testimony of his contemporaries, he was not only the greatest orator of his century, …More
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Feb. 18, St. Bernadette Soubirous, Virgin, Cord bearer. Born at Lourdes, France, on January 7, 1844. She was the oldest child of a miller named Francis Soubirous and his wife, Louise. She went by …More
Feb. 18, St. Bernadette Soubirous, Virgin, Cord bearer.
Born at Lourdes, France, on January 7, 1844. She was the oldest child of a miller named Francis Soubirous and his wife, Louise. She went by Bernadette as a child, and lived in abject poverty with her parents. She suffered from asthma, and was a poor student, which kept her from making her first Holy Communion until she was 14.
On February 11, 1858, while collecting firewood with her sisters along the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes, she alone saw a vision of a beautiful woman inside a cave above the riverbank. She was dressed in white and blue with golden roses on her feet. St Bernadette’s report was not immediately accepted, even by her mother, but her visions of the Lady drew increasingly larger crowds. Despite great hostility on the part of the socialist civil authorities, St Bernadette Soubirous’ reports of the visions continued, and on February 25 Our Lady told St Bernadette to “Drink of the fountain,” and caused a spring …More
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St. Bernadette Pray for us. O' Holy Mary Ever Virgin and conceived without sin, pray for us that have recourse to thee. AmenMore
St. Bernadette Pray for us.
O' Holy Mary Ever Virgin and conceived without sin, pray for us that have recourse to thee. Amen
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Feb. 5, St. Peter Baptist and His Companions, Martyrs of the first and third Order. St. Peter Baptist, leader of the glorious band who were the first to be martyred in Japan, was born in Spain. Entering …More
Feb. 5, St. Peter Baptist and His Companions, Martyrs of the first and third Order.
St. Peter Baptist, leader of the glorious band who were the first to be martyred in Japan, was born in Spain. Entering the Order of St. Francis when he was quite young, he was conspicuous for his learning, prudence and holiness. He was first a missionary in Mexico, where he founded many monasteries. From there he went to the Philippines, of which he was the apostle, and as it were the guardian angel. The governor of the archipelago, wishing to settle certain differences with the Emperor of Japan, entrusted Peter Baptist, whom he knew to possess great diplomatic ability, with this delicate mission. Peter Baptist therefore set sail towards the Japanese Empire with a few companions, was received with great honours by the Emperor, soon gained his respect, and managed to conclude a peace treaty which was honourable and even advantageous to his colony of the Philippines. The Emperor was charmed by the qualities …More
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Jan. 23, The Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary with St. Joseph. John Gerson, the famous Chancellor of the University of Paris, was one of the first to promote this feast in honor of our Lady’s …More
Jan. 23, The Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary with St. Joseph.
John Gerson, the famous Chancellor of the University of Paris, was one of the first to promote this feast in honor of our Lady’s espousal. It was celebrated in the beginning of the fifteenth century at Chartres, and in 1537 Pope Paul III permitted the Franciscans to celebrate it. It was eventually extended to several other groups. In 1913 it was removed from the Church calendar but in 1928 the Franciscans were again permitted to celebrate it. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement to the St. Andrew Missal.
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Sept. 11, Bl. Bonaventure of Barcelona, Confessor of the first Order. Bonaventure, who was born in 1620 of poor parents in Barcelona, spent his youth working in the fields. He heard the call of God …More
Sept. 11, Bl. Bonaventure of Barcelona, Confessor of the first Order.
Bonaventure, who was born in 1620 of poor parents in Barcelona, spent his youth working in the fields. He heard the call of God early in life. He was married against his will, but lost his virtuous wife a few months later. He then entered the Franciscans as a lay brother. From then on his whole live was spent in continual union with God, and in the practice of the most severe mortification. Although a lay brother, he was called upon to found several contemplative monasteries in Italy, for which he composed statutes which were approved by the Pope. He built the monastery of St. Bonaventure in Rome. Named Guardian several times, he carried out his duties with the greatest prudence. Men of great learning and even Popes came to consult him about their difficulties, drawn by the renown of his sanctity. He died in Rome on September 11, 1684, and was beatified by Pius X on June 10, 1906. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement.
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Sept. 4, St. Rose of Viterbo, Virgin of the third Order. St. Rose, who was born in Viterbo in 1234, was like that queen of flowers, which opens its leaves as soon as dawn breaks. The first words she …More
Sept. 4, St. Rose of Viterbo, Virgin of the third Order.
St. Rose, who was born in Viterbo in 1234, was like that queen of flowers, which opens its leaves as soon as dawn breaks. The first words she uttered were the holy names of Jesus and Mary. It is related how, when she was not yet four years old, she restored one of her aunts to life. The child had an admirable attraction for solitude. She therefore begged her father to allow her to live in a little cell in the house, so that she might devote herself to work and prayer.
There she suffered, mortified and scourged herself, and prayed for the Church, then cruelly persecuted by the German Emperor, Frederick II. She was in her ninth year when she put on the habit of the Third Order, on June 24, 1249, having been ordered to do so by the Blessed Virgin, and walked the streets of Viterbo preaching penance. She disputed publicly with the Manichaean heretics, defeated them, and to confirm the truth of her words, remained for three hours in …More
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Aug. 8, St. John Mary Vianney, Confessor of the third Order. St. John Mary Vianney, better known as the Cure’ of Ars, was born in Dardilly, near Lyons, France, on May 8, 1786. From his earliest childhood …More
Aug. 8, St. John Mary Vianney, Confessor of the third Order.
St. John Mary Vianney, better known as the Cure’ of Ars, was born in Dardilly, near Lyons, France, on May 8, 1786. From his earliest childhood he evinced singular piety and cherished an ardent desire to become a priest. Although he possessed but mediocre talents, his diligence and piety overcame all obstacles and he was finally ordained. A few years afterward he was appointed Cure’ of the parish of Ars, which at that time was known for its indifference to the Faith. Soon, however, under his spiritual care it became a center of fervor and divine charity, and immense crowds were drawn from all parts to this little village on account of his saintly ministry. As a member of the Third Order, he was a glorious example of the true Franciscan spirit of poverty, humility and charity. He died in 1859, and Pope Pius XI canonized him in 1925. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement to the St. Andrew Missal.
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August 2, Dedication of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, or the Portiuncula. St. Francis was especially fond of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Angels, where his Order originated.…More
August 2, Dedication of the Patriarchal Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels, or the Portiuncula.
St. Francis was especially fond of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Angels, where his Order originated. One day, in October 1221, while in his cell he was praying with fervor for the salvation of souls, it was miraculously announced to him that Jesus Christ and His Divine Mother, surrounded by a large multitude of angels, were in the chapel of the Portiuncula. He went there in transports of joy and fell down prostrate to render homage to the Majesty of the Son of God. Our Lord, looking at him with an expression of great love, said to him, “Francis, the zeal that you and your brothers have shown for the salvation of souls is such that you may ask some favor for them, for the glory of My Name, for I have set you up as a pillar to My Church, and for the salvation of nations.” In the midst of these marvels by which he was ravished, the Saint made this prayer, “O Most Holy Father, I implore You, …More
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July 24, Bl. Felicia, Virgin of the second Order. Blessed Felicia, who was born in Milan in 1378, distributed all her considerable inheritance in alms and good works to enter the Poor Clares where she …More
July 24, Bl. Felicia, Virgin of the second Order.
Blessed Felicia, who was born in Milan in 1378, distributed all her considerable inheritance in alms and good works to enter the Poor Clares where she was distinguished by her continual prayer, deep humility, complete renunciation of her will, mortification of all kinds and admirable candour and innocence. The assaults of the devil – sometimes they were of a physical nature in the shape of blows or attempts to frighten her – merely strengthened her resolution to serve God. Her sisters edified by her example soon chose her as their abbess. This office she accepted for its responsibilities but refused the honours accompanying it, and although she was first in the community, she strove to be the last and most humble in all things. Sent by her superiors to found a convent of the Order she displayed in this work the same prudence and regularity. She died in 1444. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement.
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July 23, St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor of the first Order. St. Lawrence, who was born at Brindisi on July 22, 1559, was known in his youth for his love of prayer and mortification. He entered …More
July 23, St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor of the first Order.
St. Lawrence, who was born at Brindisi on July 22, 1559, was known in his youth for his love of prayer and mortification. He entered the Capuchins, where he devoted himself entirely to apostolic work. Italy, Germany and several other European countries were the scene of his indefatigable labors. In about 1598, he brought the Capuchin Order to Germany. In 1606, at the request of the Emperor Rudolf, who was threatened by the Turks, he asked for the help of the Catholic Princes. He marched at the head of the armies, brandishing a crucifix, buoying up the courage of the soldiers, and inciting them to battle. The enemy was completely routed. He was put in charge of several legations to the Princes and Sovereigns of Europe, and the success which he obtained greatly served the interests of the Church. In all circumstances he was outstanding for his great sanctity, which God rendered manifest by amazing miracles. He died on July …More
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July 11, St. Veronica Giuliani, Virgin of the second Order. Veronica was born of devout parents in Mercatello, Italy. She entered the convent of Capuchin nuns at Citta’ di Castello, in Umbria, where …More
July 11, St. Veronica Giuliani, Virgin of the second Order.
Veronica was born of devout parents in Mercatello, Italy. She entered the convent of Capuchin nuns at Citta’ di Castello, in Umbria, where the primitive rule of St. Clare was observed. Obedient, humble, mortified, a model of the true religious, she was favored by God with interior conversations and revelations. Later He deigned to impress on her head the crown of thorns amid untold sufferings, finally giving her all the stigmata. Her spirit was tried most rigorously, and at the conclusion, the bishop was able to report to Rome that she had scrupulously obeyed all his commands, rejoicing and remaining calm and peaceful in every trial. Veronica became ever more purified by sufferings and austere mortifications, and died in 1727, after fifty years of convent life. She was canonized in 1839. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement to the St. Andrew Missal.
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Just Beautiful. Deo GratiasMore
Just Beautiful.
Deo Gratias
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June 20, Bl. Michelina of Pesaro, Widow of the third Order. Michelina, the daughter of an Italian nobleman, was pious from her youth. After the death of her husband and only son, God granted her the …More
June 20, Bl. Michelina of Pesaro, Widow of the third Order.
Michelina, the daughter of an Italian nobleman, was pious from her youth. After the death of her husband and only son, God granted her the grace to seek the things of heaven with a greater readiness. She entered the Third Order and gave all her wealth to the poor. She bore with heroic patience the scorn and abuse of her parents and relatives and strove to make herself in all things worthy of the rewards of heaven. Having predicted the day of her death, she died in her fifty-sixth year in 1356. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement to the St. Andrew Missal.
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Blessed Michelina of Pesaro; Pray for usMore
Blessed Michelina of Pesaro;
Pray for us
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April 8, Bl Julian of St. Augustine, Confessor of the first Order. Julian, the son of a nobleman of Toulouse, at that time living in Spain, was received as a novice among the Friars Minor at the age …More
April 8, Bl Julian of St. Augustine, Confessor of the first Order.
Julian, the son of a nobleman of Toulouse, at that time living in Spain, was received as a novice among the Friars Minor at the age of seventeen, but to try him God allowed him to be sent away. He was later re-admitted as a lay brother. His fasting and austerities were almost frightening in their intensity. For twenty-six years he wore on his body an iron chain weighing twenty pounds; whatever the weather he never wore sandals; bread and water mixed with bitter herbs formed his sole food. He spent parts of his nights in taking the discipline or in prayer, kneeling on thorns or brambles. He died in 1606 and was beatified in 1825 by Leo XII. – (from) The Franciscan Supplement.
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March 29, Bl. Jane Mary of Maille' Widow of the third Order. Blessed Jane Mary of Maille’, who sprang from one of the oldest families of Touraine, was in turn the perfect virgin, wife, and widow. From …More
March 29, Bl. Jane Mary of Maille' Widow of the third Order.
Blessed Jane Mary of Maille’, who sprang from one of the oldest families of Touraine, was in turn the perfect virgin, wife, and widow. From her earliest childhood she was favoured with the blessings of heaven and showed a compassionate charity for the poor. After the death of her husband, Baron de Silly, with whom she had been living in perfect continence, Jane Mary gave up her inheritance and embraced a life of voluntary poverty. She spent the last twenty-five years of her long life in a miserable cell adjoining the monastery of the Friars Minor in Tours. In this humble place of refuge, and under the direction of the children of St. Francis, she practiced all the virtues. Even though busying herself with works of mercy, she did not lose sight of her own sanctification. Like St. Elizabeth, patron of the Third Order, God tested her with the most crucifying trials but gave her at the same time the strength to support them with …More
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March 28, St. John of Capistrano, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order. St. John Capistran, born in 1385, seems to have been selected by God as a chosen vessel in which to carry the Name of …More
March 28, St. John of Capistrano, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order.
St. John Capistran, born in 1385, seems to have been selected by God as a chosen vessel in which to carry the Name of Jesus to all nations. On foot he covered Italy, the Tyrol, Bavaria, Austria, all the Principalities of Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Moravia, Silesia, Bosnia, Poland and several provinces in France and in Russia, everywhere repressing evil, destroying schisms and confounding heresies. Popes Martin V, Eugenius IV, Nicholas V and Calixtus III used him in succession for affairs of the greatest importance. He was in turn nuncio, legate, apostolic commissary and inquisitor general. The heathen, schematics, heretics and sinners who owed their conversion to him cannot be numbered. Preaching one day in Bohemia on the Last Judgment, he brought a multitude of young men to God, 60 of whom joined his Order soon after. Later, he converted 130 more, of whom 100 became Franciscans. He founded a monastery of …More
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March 6, St. Colette of Corbie, Virgin of the second Order. In the little town of Corbie, France, St Colette was born on January 12, 1381, of exemplary working people. She was a child of grace, an …More
March 6, St. Colette of Corbie, Virgin of the second Order.
In the little town of Corbie, France, St Colette was born on January 12, 1381, of exemplary working people. She was a child of grace, an answer to her mother's incessant prayers, for the latter was already 60 years old then and had been childless up to that time.
The little girl took great pleasure in prayer, in compassion for the poor, and in rigorous mortification, making of her soul and of her tender body a sacrifice to God. Up to her 14th year St Colette de Corbie remained unusually small in stature; the was a great grief got her father. St Colette begged God to console her father in this matter, and then she began to grow very rapidly to normal height.
On the other hand, St Colette de Corbie asked God to deprive her of the rare beauty she possessed, which she believed might be the occasion of danger to herself and others; that request, too, was granted, and Colette developed features of a severe cast which inspired great …More
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The First Friday in March. Feast of the Mysteries of the Way of the Cross. In its literal meaning, the Way of the Cross is the path that our blessed Saviour followed from Pilate’s Pretorium up to …More
The First Friday in March. Feast of the Mysteries of the Way of the Cross.
In its literal meaning, the Way of the Cross is the path that our blessed Saviour followed from Pilate’s Pretorium up to Calvary. It is made up of fourteen stations, each corresponding to one of the places where our blessed Lord was compelled to stop. After the Ascension, tradition tells us that the Blessed Virgin and the Apostles liked to visit those places at which our Lord had stopped. Following their example, the faithful in Palestine, and later those from more distant lands, came to visit these places consecrated by the blood of Christ. The Popes enriched these holy pilgrimages with precious indulgences.
When the Holy Land fell once more into the hands of the Saracens after the crusades, and it became more difficult to visit it, the faithful wished to make up for this by building images of the way of sorrows in their own lands. These figures of Christ’s path to Calvary were given the name of Stations of the …More
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Glad I was able to do the stations after Holy Mass.
Adoramus te Christe.