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26 September 2020
St. Marie Teresa Couderc. September 26
St. Marie Teresa Couderc
Foundress of the Society of Our lady of the Cenacle at La Louvesc, France. She was born on February 1, at Masle, France. Joining Father J. Terme in his parishwork in Aps, she founded the Daughters of St. Regis, the original group that became the Society. She served as superior until 1838 and then resumed the role of a simple member of the community until her death on September 26. By the time of her death, her congregation spread rapidly. Pope Paul VI canonized her in 1970.
Thérèse Couderc (1 February 1805 – 26 September 1885) - born Marie-Victoire Couderc - was a French Roman Catholicprofessed religious and the co-founder of the Sisters of the Cenacle.[1] Couderc underwent humiliations during her time as a nun for she was forced to resign from positions and was ridiculed and mocked due to false accusations made against her though this softened towards the end of her life. She was a spiritual writer having written on sacrifice and service to God. After her death, she left a series of spiritual writings.
Pope Pius XII beatified the late religious in Saint Peter's Basilica on 4 November 1951 and in 1970 was canonized as a saint under Pope Paul VI.
Life
Marie-Victoire Couderc was born in 1805 in Le Mas[2] as the fourth of twelve children to farmers Claude Michel Corderc (1780-???) and Anne Méry; her parents married in 1801. One sibling was Jean and two others died in their childhood. The surviving children were eight males and two females that included herself (she was the eldest of the girls). In her childhood she attended Mass twice a week.[1] She made her First Communion at Pentecost on 15 May 1815.
In 1822 her parents sent her to a boarding school at Vans and she remained there until 1825 in Lent when her father wanted her to attend a school in their local area. She entered the novitiate after she had met Father Jean-Pierre Etienne Terme in late March 1825 and confided in him her desire to become a religious.[1] Couderc underwent her period of the novitiate in 1825 with the Sisters of Saint Regis, a teaching order in Lalouvesc; she made her perpetual vows on 6 January 1837 with one other. Couderc assumed a religious name when she became a novice.
Couderc and two other sisters were sent to manage a mountain hostel for women pilgrims at the shrine of St. John Francis Regis in Lalouvesc. It became a successful retreat house under her guidance. Couderc co-founded the Sisters of the Cenacle with Father Terme in 1826 and became its superior in 1828. Desirous to provide women a place for recollection in solitude, prayer, and meditation, they resolved to open houses where women might follow the exercises of a retreat.[3]
When the motherhouse was established, Couderc became Superior General. In 1828 Terme began to hold Ignatian retreats for the sisters. He continued to do so until his death in December 1834. After Terme's death the order to split into the Sisters of Saint Regis who retained their teaching ministry, and the Congregation of Our Lady of the Cenacle, which continued its retreat ministry. The Jesuits then led the retreats.[1]
The regular school teaching of the hostel was separated from the retreats, and this resulted in financial hardship for the sisters. Although she was not at fault, Couderc accepted responsibility. This led, in October 1838, to the Bishop of Viviers Abbon-Pierre-François Bonnel de la Brageresse to remove her from her office and replacing her with a new novice as the "Foundress Superior"; Couderc resigned in full on 27 October 1838.[1] The novice led for a few months but did so bad a job the bishop removed her. The Jesuit advisers began replacing her with a succession of wealthy women.[4]
In 1842 she was sent for almost eighteen months alone with one other sister to a small house in Lyon; in 1852 saw her go to Paris. In November 1856 she was appointed as the superior of the Tournonhouse until it was to be sold off and so she returned to Lyon.[1] On 20 October 1859 a Jesuit gave a retreat on the topic of Christian sacrifice that had a profound impact on her. At the end of August 1860 she was sent to the house at Montpellierbut its closure in 1867 saw her return to Lyon once more.
In the beginning of 1885 she fainted and was unconscious for several hours in an occurrence that left her bedridden until her death.[1] Couderc died on 26 September 1885 and was buried in Lalouvesc.
Sainthood
The beatification cause commenced in an informative process that opened in France in 1920 and concluded its work in 1921 which then led to the approval of all of her spiritual writings from theologians on 23 July 1924; the informative process was validated by the Congregation of Rites on 13 July 1927. The formal introduction to the cause came on 18 July 1927 in which she was titled as a Servant of God - the first official stage in the process.
Pope Pius XI proclaimed Couderc to be Venerable on 12 May 1935 after he confirmed that the late nun lived a life of heroic virtue. Pope Pius XII beatified her on 4 November 1951 after approving two miracles attributed to her intercession while the cause was resumed in a decree issued on 26 July 1953. Pope Paul VIcanonized Couderc as a saint on 10 May 1970[4][5] after approving two more miracles attributed to her intercession.
Spirituality
To Surrender Oneself
In 1864 Couderc wrote:
- I understand the full extent of the expression to surrender oneself, but I cannot explain it. I only know that it is very vast, that it embraces both the present and the future.
- To surrender oneself is more than to devote oneself, more than to give oneself, it is even something more than to abandon oneself to God. In a word, to surrender oneself is to die to everything and to self, to be no longer concerned with self except to keep it continually turned toward God.
- To surrender oneself is, moreover, no longer to seek oneself in anything, either for the spiritual or the physical, that is to say, no longer to seek one's own satisfaction, but solely the divine good pleasure.
- It should be added that to surrender oneself is also to follow that spirit of detachment which clings to nothing, neither to persons nor to things, neither to time nor to place. It means to adhere to everything, to accept everything, to submit to everything.
- But perhaps you will think that this is very difficult to do. Do not let yourself be deceived. There is nothing so easy to do, nothing so sweet to put into practice. The whole thing consists in making a generous act once and for all, saying with all the sincerity of your soul: "My God, I wish to be entirely thine; deign to accept my offering." And all is said. But from then on, you must take care to keep yourself in this disposition of soul and not to shrink from any of the little sacrifices which can help you advance in virtue. You must always remember that you have surrendered yourself.
- I pray to our Lord to give an understanding of this word to all souls desirous of pleasing him and to inspire them to take advantage of so easy a means of sanctification. Oh! If people could just understand ahead of time the sweetness and peace that are savored when nothing is held back from the good God! How he communicates himself to the one who seeks him sincerely and has known how to surrender herself. Let them experience it and they will see that here is found the true happiness they are vainly seeking elsewhere.
The surrendered soul has found paradise on earth.[4]
Goodness
In 1866, Couderc reported having a vision of goodness which was a defining moment for her life and spirituality, and which she describes in a letter to Mother de Larochenégly:
- A few days ago, I saw something that consoled me very much. It was during my thanksgiving, when I was making a few reflections on the goodness of God — and how would it be possible not to think of this in such moments: of this infinite goodness, uncreated goodness, source of all goodness! And without which there would be no goodness, neither in people nor in other creatures.
- I was extremely touched by these reflections, when I saw written as in letters of gold this word Goodness, which I repeated for a long while with an indescribable sweetness. I saw it, I say, written on all creatures, animate and inanimate, rational or not — all bore this name of goodness. I saw it even on the chair which I was using for a kneeler. I understood then that all that these creatures have of good and all the services and help that we receive from each of them are a blessing that we owe to the goodness of our God, who has communicated to them something of his infinite goodness, so that we may meet it in everything and everywhere.
Bl. Louis Tezza. September 26
Bl. Louis Tezza
Fr. Louis Tezza was born in Conegliano (TV) on 1st November 1841, the only son of Augustine Tezza and Cathetine Nedwiedt. His father, who was a medical doctor, died when Louis was nine and his mother decided to move to Padova, where Louis continued his studies.
At the age of fifteen he entered the Camillian Order (Ministers of the Sick of St. Camillus de Lellis). Having entrusted her son to the Camillian noviciate, and being certain of the authenticity of his vocation, she herself entered the convent of the Visitation where she was renowned as an exceptional woman and religious sister.
After his ordination Louis was entrusted with the formation of the young religious. Four years later he was presented with an opportunity of fulfilling a long standing desire by becoming a missionary to Africa, but obedience decreed that he obey his legitimate superiors who were not in favour of the venture. Instead of Africa, he was transferred to Rome as novice master.
In 1871 Fr. Louis was sent to the new foundation in France as novice master, where he would later become the first provincial. Through his dedication and zeal he succeeded in establishing the common life within the community, while at the same time setting up specific Camillian social facilities in the local areas for the spiritual and corporal benefit of the sick. With the suppression of the religious institutes in 1880 he was expelled from France, as he was seen as a foreigner. However, he secretly returned and managed to unite the religious who were scattered here and there throughout the country. Thus he not alone resisted the suppression, but he was responsible for laying the foundations for the development that would later follow.
He was elected Procurator and Vicar General of the Camillians in 1891, and on his return to Rome he providentially met Josephine Vannini (beatified on 16th Oct. 1994). He had for some time cherished in his heart the desire to establish a group of consecrated women who would serve the sick in accordance with the spirit and charism of St. Camillus de Lellis. Thus on the 2nd of February 1892 the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Camillus was born, enriching the Camillian charism with the feminine characteristics of tenderness, hospitality, intuition and attentive listening. These were the very gifts which Camillus sought in his religious when they assisted the sick. The Institute was approved by the Holy See in 1931, and has experienced a rapid growth and expansion.
The Apostle of Lima
Just when it appeared that Fr. Louis' activity was drawing to a close, another very important chapter was about to be written. At the age of 59 he was sent to Peru as Official Visitor, with the brief of reforming the Camillian community of Lima, which for over a century had been separated from the Order, and now risked being suppressed. This task was seen as involving a short stay in Lima, but when the time to return to Rome came both the Archbishop and the Apostolic Nuncio considered his presence indispensable, defining him as "as a man inspired by God and providential for Lima". He accepted their request, sanctioned by his superiors, as the will of God and entrusted all to Providence. Thus he remained in Lima for 23 years, until his death.
During this time he was to enrich his surroundings with his great charity and love of God, expressed through the exercise of an intense apostolic activity. Besides his work in re-establishing the regular life in the religious communities, he dedicated himself to the needs of the sick, especially those who were poor, in their homes, in the hospitals and in the prisons. He was confessor and spiritual director to the archdiocesan seminary and various religious Congregations. He was sought as a counsellor both in the Nunciature and in Archbishop's House. He successfully helped another founder, the servant of God Teresa Candamo, overcome her initial difficulties with her new Institute.
His discreet work, and intelligent and deep love, coupled with his loving and authoritative character led to his being regarded as the "saint of Lima". Here Fr. Louis died on 23rd September 1923. Un unknown visitor carved the words "apostle of Lima" on his tomb.
He was described by the Card. Lauri as "the holiest priest in the diocese of Lima" , and on his death the faithful distributed a remembrance card which highlights the main traits of his sanctity: "he was sough after as a father and venerated as a saint: he is no longer with us but he continues to teach us from the tomb; his presence and comportment was angelic; his word was that that of a minister of the gospel; his heart a repository of noble affection; his mission was always salvific. He passed among us as a heavenly vision, ever good and humble, always charitable. Faith was the basis of all his work while goodness enveloped him like a mantle and tiara"
His mortal remains are to be found in the Generalate of the Daughters of St. Camillus on the Via Anagnina in Grottaferrata (Rome).
Message
Fr. Louis Tezza's message can be readily understood in the light of the gospel. Jesus had a special concern for the sick, and furthermore he identified personally with his suffering brothers: "I was sick and you visited me. In so far as you this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me" (Mt.25.40)
Fr. Louis was chosen by God not only to live this charism of mercy for the sick, but to spread it through the founding of the Institute of the Daughters of St. Camillus, an institute dedicated to care for human life from the moment of conception to natural death. He showed every Christian how to act in the face of suffering; to care and alleviate, and especially to value it for one's own sanctification and the redemption of others.
Fr. Louis encourages us to believe in and operate in accordance with God's plan for each one of us. The cornerstone of his existence was obedience to God. He was constantly seeking the will of God, and striving to carry it out in his life. He could see God's plan in the signs of the times, the ordinary events of life, in the decisions of his superiors, and he was convinced that these had to be followed no matter what the cost in personal sacrifice.
He leaves each one of us today with this personal challenge, in the hope that we will make it our own:
"God's invitation to become saints is for all, not just a few.
Sanctity therefore must be accessible to all.
In what does it consist? In a lot of activity? No.
In doing extraordinary things? No, this could not be for everybody and at all times.
Therefore, sanctity consists in doing good, and in doing this "good" in whatever condition and place God has placed us.
Nothing more, nothing outside of this".
St. John of Meda. September 26
St. John of Meda
Benedictine abbot who brought the Rule of St. Benedict to the Humiliati in Milan, Italy. A secular priest from Como, Italy, John joined the Hurniliati, a penitential institute of laymen. He introduced the Little Office of Our Lady and the rule of St. Benedict. Pope Alexander IIIcanonized him.
John of Meda, Ord.Hum., (1100 - 26 September 1159) also known as John of Como, was an Italian monk of the Humiliati Order and abbot at their monasteries at Milan and Como. He has been declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Life
He was born Giovanni Oldrati (or Oldradi) in the town of Meda, Lombardy. Receiving a vision of the Virgin Mary, in 1134 he felt called to join the Humiliati at their Abbey of Viboldone. This was a religious movement widely viewed with suspicion for heresy, due to their communities being composed of families as well as men and women following the monastic form of life, with the former being the leaders of the community.
John came to work for their adoption of the Benedictine Rule, adapted to their needs. Later John went on to found other monasteries of the Order in the regions of Milan and Lombardy. He spent his later life serving as an abbot, and is known for introducing the Little Office of Our Lady.[1]
Bl. Giovanni Mazzucconi. September 26
Bl. Giovanni Mazzucconi
Giovanni Mazzucconi was a parish priest and a Member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions
St. Eusebius of Bologna. September 26
St. Eusebius of Bologna
Feastday: September 26
Death: 400
Death: 400
Bishop of Bologna, Italy, from circa 370 and a close friend of St. Ambrose of Milan. An opponent of Arianism, he is credited with the discovery of the relicsof Sts. Agricola and Vitalis.
St. Colman of Elo. September 26
St. Colman of Elo
Abbot and bishop, also called Colman Lann Elo. He was born circa 555 at Glenelly, Tyrone, Ireland, the nephew of St. Columba, In 590, he built a monastery at Offaly. He also founded Muckamore Abbey and became bishop of Connor. Colman was the author of the Alphabet of Devotion. He died at Lynally on December 26.
Saint Colmán Elo (555 – 26 September 611) was born in Glenelly, Ireland in what is now County Tyrone. He is famed in Irish hagiography.[1]
Life
Colmán was founder and first Abbot of Muckamore, and from the fact of being titled as the successor (coarb) of Mac Nisse, is regarded as Bishop of Connor.[1]
Colmán studied under his maternal uncle, St. Columba, who procured for him the site of a monastery now known as Lynally (Lann Elo). Hence his designation of Colmán Elo or in Latinised form, Colmanellus. Subsequently, he founded the Abbey of Muckamore, and was appointed Bishop of Connor. He is also known as St. Colmán Macusailni.
Adomnan of Iona in his book 'The Life of St Columba' wrote this about him:
Of the peril of the holy bishop Cólman moccu Sailni in the sea near Rathlin island: Likewise, another day, while St Columba was in his mother church, he suddenly smiled and called out: "Cólman mac Beognai has set sail to come here, and is now in great danger in the surging tides of the whirlpool of Corryvreckan. Sitting in the prow, he lifts up his hands to heaven and blesses the turbulent, terrible seas. Yet the Lord terrifies him in this way, not so that the ship in which he sits should be overwhelmed and wrecked by the waves, but rather to rouse him to pray more fervently that he may sail through the peril and reach us here"
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He was the author of Airgitir Crábaid, the earliest surviving example of Old Irishprose
Colmán is believed to be the real author of a work ascribed to Secundinus, The Hymn of St. Secundinus in praise of Saint Patrick.[3]
He died at Lynally on 26 September 611, the day his feast is celebrated.
St. Callistratus. September 26
St. Callistratus
African martyr with forty-nine other soldiers. They were put to death at Constantinople in the persecutionconducted in the reign of Emperor Diocletian The martyrs were sewn into sacks and hurled into the sea
Saint of the day:Saint Cyprian & Saint Justina of Antioch. September 26
September 26
Saint of the day:
Saint Cyprian & Saint Justina of Antioch
Saint Justina is, after Saint Mark, the patroness of Venice
Prayer:
Saint Justina who was from Damascus
lived in virginity for the sake of Christ. Saint Cyprian, who was from Antioch, began as an initiate of magic and worshipper of the demons. A certain foolish young man who had been smitten with Justina's beauty hired Cyprian to draw her to love him; when Cyprian had wed every demonic device he knew, and had failed, being repulsed by the power of Christ Whom Justina invoked, he understood the weakness of the demons and came to know the truth. Delivered from demonic delusion, he came to Christ and burned all his books of magic, was baptized, and later ascended the episcopal throne in his country. Later, he and Justina were arrested by the Count of Damascus, and having endured many torments at his hands, they were sent finally to Diocletian in Nicomedia, where they were beheaded about the year 304.www.Stjck.blogspot. Com
புனித நோயல் (1613-1649)செப்டம்பர் 26
புனித நோயல் (1613-1649)
செப்டம்பர் 26
இவர் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர். இவர் தனது பொற்றோருக்கு நான்காவது குழந்தை.
சிறுவயதிலேயே இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுக்கொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்த இவர், தனது பதினேழாவது வயதில் இயேசு சபையில் சேர்ந்து, துறவியானார்.
மறைப்பரப்பு நாடுகளுக்குச் சென்று நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்க வேண்டும் என்பதில் மிகுந்த ஆர்வம் கொண்டிருந்த இவர், 1641 ஆம் ஆண்டு கனடாவிற்குச் சென்று, அங்கு நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கத் தொடங்கினார்.
பின்னர் குயூபக் என்ற இடத்தில் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளும், ஓன்டரியோ என்ற இடத்தில் ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளும் நற்செய்திப் பணியாற்றிய இவர், 1649 ஆம் ஆண்டு அங்கிருந்த மக்களால் கொல்லப்பட்டு ஆற்றில் வீசப்பட்டார்.
St. Neol
Feastday: September 26
Noel was born on February 2 near Mende, France. He joined the Jesuits in 1630 and in 1643 was sent as a missionary to the Huron Indians in France. He became assistant to Father Charles Garnier at the Indian village of Etarita in 1649 and was murdered on December 8 by an apostate Indian while returning from a visit to neighboring Ste. Marie. He was canonized in 1930 by Pope Pius XI as one of the martyrs of North America. His feast day is September 26th.
புனித கோஸ்மாஸ், புனித தமியான் (மறைசாட்சியர் & மருத்துவர்கள்)St. Cosmas and St. Damian. September 26
இன்றைய புனிதர்:
(26-09-2020)
புனித கோஸ்மாஸ், புனித தமியான்
(மறைசாட்சியர் & மருத்துவர்கள்)
St. Cosmas and St. Damian
நினைவுத் திருநாள் : செப்டம்பர் 26
பிறப்பு : 3 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு, சிரியா
இறப்பு : 287, அகேயா, சிரியாவின் ரோமானிய மாநிலம்
பாதுகாவல் : அறுவை சிகிச்சை, மருத்துவர்கள், முடி திருத்துவோர், கால்நடை மருத்துவர்கள்
கோஸ்மாஸ், தமியான் இவர்கள் இருவரும் இரட்டைச் சகோதரர்கள். இருவரும் அறிவியலும், மருத்துவமும் பயின்றவர்கள். இவர்கள் பணி செய்தபோதும், மக்களை குணப்படுத்தியபோதும், சிறிதளவு பணம் கூட பெறாமல் பணியாற்றினர். சிலிசியாவிலுள்ள(Cilicia) எகாயா(Egaea) என்ற ஊரில் தொண்டாற்றும்போது, மக்களிடையே சிறப்பான பணியாற்றினர். அம்மக்களிடையே வாழ்வதில் இவர்கள் பெரும்மகிழ்ச்சியடைந்தனர். இவர்கள் இருவரும் ஆற்றிய சேவையினால் மக்களின் மனதில் நீங்கா இடம்பிடித்தனர். இதனால் பொறாமைக்கொண்ட தியோக்ளேசியன்(Diocletian) என்பவன் இருவரையும் பிடித்துச் சென்று துன்புறுத்தினான். பின்னர் சிலிசியா நாட்டு ஆளுநர் லிசியஸ்(Lysias) என்பவனிடம் இருவரையும் ஒப்படைத்தான். அங்கு அவன் இருவரையும் சிறையிலடைத்து, துன்புறுத்தி, இறுதியில் இருவரின் தலையையும் வெட்டி கொன்றான்.
இவர்களின் பெயரால் உரோமையில் பல ஆலயங்கள் உள்ளது. திருச்சபையில் இவர்களின் பெயரால் பல மருத்துவமனைகளும் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது மிகத் தொன்மை வாய்ந்த நினைவுக்குறிப்புகளில், இவர்களின் கல்லறை சிரியாவில் சைர் என்னுமிடத்தில் இருந்ததாக கூறப்படுகின்றது. அங்கு இவர்களின் பெயரால் பேராலயமும் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது. இப்புனிதர்களின் பக்தி அங்கிருந்து உரோம் வந்தடைந்தது. பின்னர் தான் திருச்சபை முழுவதும் பரவியது என்றும் கூறப்படுகின்றது.
செபம்:
பரிவன்புமிக்க தந்தையே! புனித கோஸ்மாஸ், தமியான் என்றழைக்கப்படும் மறைசாட்சியரின் நினைவுநாளை கொண்டாடுவதின் வழியாக, உமது பேராற்றலை உணர்கின்றோம். உமது பராமரிப்பினால் அவர்களை மாட்சியில் உயர்த்தினீர். அவர்களது பாதுகாப்பு மிக்க இறைவேண்டல் எங்களுக்கு கிடைக்க அருள்புரிய வேண்டுமென்று இறைவா உம்மை மன்றாடுகின்றோம்.
---JDH---தெய்வீக குணமளிக்கும் இயேசு /திண்டுக்கல்.
Saint of the Day : (26-09-2020)
Cosmas and Damian
They were twin brothers and were born in Arabia. They lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Both of them were very eminent medical practitioners and they took no money from the persons who were treated by them for their treatments. They were very strong Christians and converted a large number of persons to Christian faith by their selfless medical service. During the persecution of Christians during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, both the brothers were arrested in the year 283 for following the Christian faith by the orders of Lystas, the Governor of Cecilia. They were tortured to recant from Christian faith. But they refused. They were beheaded in the year 287, because they remained true to Christianity. Their younger brothers Anthimus, Leontius and Euprepius shared in their martyrdom. They were the early Christian martyrs lived in Cecilia.
Their most famous miracle act was the grafting of a leg from a recently deceased Ethiopian, to replace a patient’s ulcered leg. Later Emperor Justinian was also cured of a disease by the intercession of Sts. Cosmos and Damian. Churches were constructed in their honor by the Arch-Bishop Proclus and by Emperor Justinian. In Brazil these twin saints are regarded as the protector of children. They are also considered as patrons of Pharmacists and Druggists.
---JDH--- Jesus the Divine Healee---
25 September 2020
St. Vincent Strambi. September 25
St. Vincent Strambi
Vincent Strambi was the son of a druggist, and was born on January 1 at Civitavecchia, Italy. He resisted his parents' wish that he become a diocesan priest, and though he studied at the diocesan seminary and was ordained in 1767, he joined the Passionists in 1768 after attending a retreat given by St. Paulof the Cross. Vincent became a professor of theology, was made provincial in 1781, and in 1801, was appointed bishop of Macera and Tolentino. He was expelled from his See when he refused to take an oath of alliance to Napoleon in 1808, but returned in 1813 with the downfall of Napoleon. When Napoleon escaped from Elba, Murat made Macerta his headquarters, and when his troops were defeated by the Austrians, Vincent dissuaded him from sacking and destroying the town. He imposed reform in his See that caused threats to his life, labored for his people during a typhus epidemic, and resigned his See on the death of Pope Pius VII to become one of the advisers of his old friend Pope Leo XII in Rome. Vincent died on January 1, and was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950. His feast day is September 25.
Vincenzo Strambi (1 January 1745 - 1 January 1824) - in religious Vincenzo Maria di San Paolo - was an ItalianRoman Catholic prelate who was a professed member from the Passionistsand served as the Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino from 1801 until his resignation in 1823. Strambi became a Passionist despite its founder Saint Paul of the Cross refusing him several times due to Strambi's frail constitution. But he practiced Passionist austerities which continued after his appointment as a bishop that saw him favor his religious habit rather than the usual episcopal garb. He was known for his charitable projects that included the care of the poor and the reduction of diocesan expenditures in order to provide for them; he took special interests in the education and ongoing formation of priests.[2]
Strambi was exiled from his diocese 1808 after he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the First French Empireunder Napoleon who had annexed Macerata as part of his empire. He spent that time in Novara and Milan before he managed to return to his see in a triumphant return in 1814.[3] He served as bishop for the remainder of the pontificate of Pope Pius VII before his successor Pope Leo XII accepted Strambi's resignation and summoned him to Rome as his advisor. But the sudden illness of the pope - which seemed to prove fatal - prompted Strambi to offer his own life to God so that the pope could live. Leo XII rallied to great surprise but Strambi died of a stroke within the week.[4]
His canonization cause opened after his death on 25 June 1845 and he was named as Venerable on 1 April 1894. Pope Pius XI beatified Bishop Strambi in 1925 while Pope Pius XII later canonized him a couple of decades later in 1950.[3]
Life
Education and priesthood
Vincenzo Strambi was born in 1745 in Civitavecchia[5] as the last of four children to Giuseppe Strambi and Eleonora Gori; his three elder siblings all died in childhood. His father served as a pharmacist known for his charitable works and his mother was noted for her piety.
He was often a troublesome child who excelled in athletics and became more devout in his adolescence. The Friars Minor oversaw his education and he taught his fellow students the catechism. His desire to become a priest was met encouragement from his parents and he commenced his ecclesial studies in November 1762. It was at this time that he became quite attracted to the notion of the religious life though his frail health saw him refused admission into the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and the Vincentians. Strambi was noted for his oratorical gifts and so was sent to Romefor studies in Sacred Eloquence and thereafter continued his theological studies with the Dominicans at Viterbo. While still a student he was appointed prefect of the seminarians in Montefiascone and thereafter acting-rector of seminarians at Bagnorea.
Before his ordination to the priesthoodhe made a retreat at the convent in Vetralla which belonged to the Passionists; it was here that he met the founder Saint Paul of the Cross. Strambi became impressed and enthralled with what he had seen and admired their ardent devotion. This made him ask the founder to be admitted into the order. But he was refused since Paul of the Cross believed that Strambi did not have the stamina for the Passionist life. Strambi left the convent on 18 December 1767 since he was to be ordained.[4]
He was received into the diaconate in Bagnoregio on 14 March 1767.[3] Strambi was ordained to the priesthood on 19 December 1767 and then returned to Rome to further his theological studies. Here he was noted for his studies of the life and works of Saint Thomas Aquinas. He still felt called to the Passionists and made several trips to see Paul of the Cross to beg to be admitted into the order. In September 1768 the founder relented and Strambi commenced his novitiate assuming the name Vincenzo Maria di San Paolo. His parents were not too pleased with this and his father objected to the decision citing his son's frail health as a sign that Strambi would die due to the rigid penances. He made his profession on 24 September 1769 and continued his studies with a particular emphasis on the Church Fathers and on Sacred Scripture.
Strambi preached missions - a focal point of the Passionist charism - and drew large crowds due to the effectiveness of his preaching. There were even several occasions where he preached before bishops and cardinals. In 1773 he was made a professor of theological studies at the order's house in Rome - at Santi Giovanni e Paolo - and it was here that he was present at the death of Paul of the Cross. The founder said to Strambi on his deathbed: "You will do great things! You will do great good!"[2] It was after this that he occupied several high offices in the order such as the rector of the Roman house and the provincial for the Roman province. In 1784 he was relieved of these duties in order to write a biographical account of Paul of the Cross[5] which was later published in London (Blessed Dominic Barberi wrote the preface). The Napoleonic invasion in the Papal Statesand the anti-religious decrees forced Strambi to flee Rome in 1798, though it was in vain as the French forces in May 1799 took him prisoner. He managed to return to Rome not long after this.
Episcopate
The death of Pope Pius VI saw his friend Cardinal Leonardo Antonelli nominate him for the papal see and he even received five votes in the conclave. The new Pope Pius VII - in mid-1801 - appointed Strambi as the Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino[5] and he became the first bishop to come from the Passionists. This news - before it was made public - surprised and frightened him and he rushed to Rome in an effort to get the appointment cancelled before it was publicized. Even his good friend Cardinal Antonelli counselled him to accept the nomination for the welfare of the Church. Strambi took his case to the pope who listened and told Strambi the decision to name him a bishop was "a divine inspiration" he was firm on. Cardinal Antonelli presided over his episcopal consecration at Santi Giovanni e Paolo. But he continued to wear his Passionist habit in private despite his higher office. His episcopate was marked with a concern for the poor and he even begged on their behalf on occasion. He took great care in the education of diocesan priests and paid close attention to the teaching standards in the diocesan seminaries. His charitable works included the establishment of orphanages and homes for the aged. He still practiced the frugalities the Passionists advocated and this applied to his living and eating habits: he never did permit more than two dishes for his meals.[2]
Napoleon - in 1809 - issued a decree that annexed Macerata as part of the French Empire. The French ordered that this decree be read in all churches but Strambi refused to do so. He also refused to provide the French with a list of all the men in his diocese who would be suitable for service in the armed forces. The French arrested him in September 1808 for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the French invaders and was then exiled and cut off from his diocese. He was first sent to Novara but was sent in October 1809 to Milan where he spent the remainder of his exile as a guest of the Barnabites.[4][3] He returned to his see in 1814 with vast crowds lining the route of his return. Pius VII had returned from his own exile and remarked:
"This holy man overwhelms me".[6]
The invaders had left much damage in their wake - not just destruction to infrastructure - but a lax sense of morals and values which Strambi worked hard to rebuild. He instituted strict reforms that ended corruption to the point where he received some death threats. Strambi was also the spiritual director of Blessed Anna Maria Taigi - a friend - as well as Saint Gaspare del Bufalo and Saint Vincenzo Pallotti.[3]
But the French returned to Macerata in 1817, to set up their headquarters aiming to use that location to attack the Austrian forces. The people turned to Bishop Strambi for fear of what the French would do. His response was to gather priests and seminarians in his private chapel to beg for God's intercession and after one and a half hours he rose and declared that Macerata would be saved through the intercession of the Mother of God. The French were indeed defeated though the local people feared what would happen during their retreat. Strambi met with the leader of the French forces and begged him not to enter the town to which General Murat agreed. Strambi then secured the assurances of the Austrian generals that the French soldiers would not be slaughtered.
He was a close friend of Carlo Odescalchi and was pleased to learn that the pope named him as a cardinal on 10 March 1823. Strambi tried several times to secure his resignation from Pius VII but on one occasion the pope reprimanded him for using ill health as a vain excuse and dismissed him. Strambi tried once again in 1823 in a letter to Cardinal Ercole Consalvi to the pope but the letter arrived in Rome when the pontiff broke his thigh in a fall and died soon after.[4]
Declining health and death
In 1823 his health started to decline and Pope Leo XII gave him his permission to retire. He was then appointed as Leo XII's personal advisor and took up residence at the Quirinal Palace in Rome. It was during his time in this office that Napoleon's sister Pauline returned to the faith with Strambi's guidance. Strambi's last private aide around this stage was Monsignor Catervo Serrani.[2] When the pope fell ill he asked God that his life should be taken rather than that of the pope. The pope recovered on 24 December 1823 and Strambi died in 1824 within the week due to a stroke he had suffered on the previous 27 December.[3] His remains were placed at the Quirinal Palace for mourners to see and was then buried in the Santi Giovanni e Paolo church. Mourners who viewed his mortal remains included Cardinal Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari - future pope - who took Strambi's right hand in his own and formed it with the greatest of ease into the sign of the cross.[4] His remains were later transferred on 12 November 1957 to the Chiesa di San Filippo in Macerata.
Sainthood
The cause for Strambi's canonization opened on a diocesan level for the collection of testimonies and documents in relation to his life and his episcopal works. The formal introduction did not come until 25 June 1845 when he was named as a Servant of God. The recognition of his life of heroic virtue led Pope Leo XIII to name him as Venerableon 1 April 1894.[4]
Pope Pius XI presided over the beatification rites on 26 April 1925 and signed a decree on 25 November that allowed the cause to continue. Pope Pius XII canonized Strambi in Saint Peter's Basilica on 11 June 1950.
St. Theodore of Chotep. September 25
St. Theodore of Chotep
priest with Iraja (Herais). with brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of St. Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings. We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Sissiniusof Tantatho, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; priest Ptolemaeus, son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Abadir and Iraja are saints in the Coptic Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
They are reported to have been children of the sister of Basilides, the father of kings. According to their legendstory, Abadir and Iraja fled from Antioch to Alexandria, were arrested there, brought to Antinoe, Kemet (the Ancient African name of Egypt) and beheaded there with Cluthus, a physician and priest, and other 3,685 companions.[1] These included the following priests:
- Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra
- Apa Isaac of Tiphre
- Apa Shamul of Taraphia
- Apa Simon of Tapcho
- Sissinus of Tantatho
- Theodore of Shotep
- Moses of Psammaniu
- Philotheus of Pemdje
- Macarius of Fayum
- Maximus of Vuchim
- Macroni of Thoni
- Senuthius of Buasti
- Simeon of Thou
- Ptolemaeus, son of the Eparch, and
- Thomas of Tanphot.
Abadir and Iraja had a church dedicated to them in Asyut in Egypt. Their feast dayis on September 25 (Gregorian Calendar) and October 8 (Julian Calendar). The text of their Passion exists in both Sahidic and Bohairic Coptic and fragments can be found at the National Library, Vienna, Wiener Papyrussammlung, K2563 a-l, ed. Orlandi, 1974, the National Library, Paris, Copte 129.16.104 and the Vatican Library, Rome, Copti 63, fols. 1-65, ed. Hyvernat, 1886-1887.[2]
A summary of their lives, commemorated on Tout 28 (October 8), can be found in the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion.[3]
St. Philotheus of Pemdj. September 25
St. Philotheus of Pemdj
Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Isaacof Tiphre, priest; Apa
Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeonof Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Mosesof Psammanius, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; priest Ptolemaeus, son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeonof Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Mosesof Psammanius, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; priest Ptolemaeus, son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Abadir and Iraja are saints in the Coptic Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
They are reported to have been children of the sister of Basilides, the father of kings. According to their legendstory, Abadir and Iraja fled from Antioch to Alexandria, were arrested there, brought to Antinoe, Kemet (the Ancient African name of Egypt) and beheaded there with Cluthus, a physician and priest, and other 3,685 companions.[1] These included the following priests:
- Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra
- Apa Isaac of Tiphre
- Apa Shamul of Taraphia
- Apa Simon of Tapcho
- Sissinus of Tantatho
- Theodore of Shotep
- Moses of Psammaniu
- Philotheus of Pemdje
- Macarius of Fayum
- Maximus of Vuchim
- Macroni of Thoni
- Senuthius of Buasti
- Simeon of Thou
- Ptolemaeus, son of the Eparch, and
- Thomas of Tanphot.
Abadir and Iraja had a church dedicated to them in Asyut in Egypt. Their feast dayis on September 25 (Gregorian Calendar) and October 8 (Julian Calendar). The text of their Passion exists in both Sahidic and Bohairic Coptic and fragments can be found at the National Library, Vienna, Wiener Papyrussammlung, K2563 a-l, ed. Orlandi, 1974, the National Library, Paris, Copte 129.16.104 and the Vatican Library, Rome, Copti 63, fols. 1-65, ed. Hyvernat, 1886-1887.[2]
A summary of their lives, commemorated on Tout 28 (October 8), can be found in the Copto-Arabic Synaxarion.[3]
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