St. Machan
Feastday: September 28
Scottish saint educated in Ireland. Machan was ordained as a bishop in Rome. Details of his labors are not available.
28 September 2020
Bl. Lawrence Shizu. September 28
Bl. Lawrence Shizu
Feastday: September 28
Death: 1630
Martyr of Japan. A native Augustinian tertiary, he was arrested for sheltering priests and was beheaded at Nagasaki, Japan. Lawrence was beatified in 1867.
St. Lorenzo Ruiz. September 28
St. Lorenzo Ruiz
Feastday: September 28
Patron: of Filipino youth, Chinese-Filipinos, the Philippines, Overseas Filipino Workers, people living in poverty, Filipino altar servers
Birth: 1600
Death: 1637
Martyr of Japan with Michael Aozaraza, Anthony Gonzales, William Cowtet, Vincent Shiwozuka, and Lazarus. Lawrence was born in Manila, the Philippines. He and his companions were tortured and slain on Okinawa. They were beatified by John Paul II in 1981 and canonized in 1987.
For the municipality in the Philippines, see San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte. For the school in the Philippines, see Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila School.
Lorenzo Ruiz (Filipino: Lorenzo Ruiz ng Maynila; Spanish: Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila; Latin: Laurentius Ruiz Manilensis; 28 November 1594 – 29 September 1637), also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila, is a Filipino saint venerated in the Catholic Church. A Chinese-Filipino, he became his country's protomartyr after his execution in Japan by the Tokugawa Shogunate during its persecution of Japanese Christians in the 17th century.
Lorenzo is the patron saint of, among others, the Philippines and the Filipino people.
Contents
• 1 Early life
• 2 Martyrdom
• 3 Veneration
o 3.1 Cause of beatification and canonization
3.1.1 Miracle
• 4 Places and things named after Lorenzo Ruiz
o 4.1 In the Philippines
4.1.1 Places
o 4.2 Churches
o 4.3 Educational institutions
4.3.1 Other
o 4.4 Elsewhere
4.4.1 Churches
4.4.2 Educational institutions
4.4.3 Other
• 5 Other tributes
• 6 In popular culture
o 6.1 Film and theatre
o 6.2 Books
o 6.3 Television
• 7 See also
• 8 References
• 9 External links
Early life
Binondo Church, the main shrine of St Lorenzo Ruiz
Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila, on 28 November 1594 to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother who were both Catholic. His father taught him Chinese while his mother taught him Tagalog.[1][2]
Lorenzo served as an altar boy at the Binondo Church. After being educated by the Dominican friars for a few years, Lorenzo earned the title of escribano (scrivener) because of his skillful penmanship. He became a member of the Cofradia del Santísimo Rosario (Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary). He married Rosario, a native, and they had two sons and a daughter.[3] The Ruiz family led a generally peaceful, religious and content life.
In 1636, whilst working as a clerk for the Binondo Church, Lorenzo was falsely accused of killing a Spaniard. Lorenzo sought asylum on board a ship with three Dominican priests: Antonio Gonzalez, Guillermo Courtet, and Miguel de Aozaraza; a Japanese priest, Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz; and a lay leper Lázaro of Kyoto. Lorenzo and his companions sailed for Okinawa on 10 June 1636, with the aid of the Dominican fathers.[1][2][4]
Martyrdom
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, with a red sash indicating his status as a martyr, in the convento of St James the Apostle Parish, Plaridel, Bulacan.
Depiction of tsurushi.
The Tokugawa Shogunate was persecuting Christians by the time Lorenzo had arrived in Japan. The missionaries were arrested and thrown into prison, and after two years, they were transferred to Nagasaki to face trial by torture. The group endured many and various cruel methods of torture.[3]
On 27 September 1637, Lorenzo and his companions were taken to Nishizaka Hill, where they were tortured by being hung upside-down over a pit. He died two days later on 29 September 1637, aged 42. This form of torture was known as tsurushi (釣殺し) in Japanese or horca y hoya ("gallows and pit") in Spanish. The method, alleged to have been extremely painful, had the victim bound; one hand was always left free so that the individual may signal their desire to recant, leading to their release. Despite his suffering, Lorenzo refused to renounce Christianity and died from eventual blood loss and suffocation. His body was cremated, with the ashes thrown into the sea.[1][2][4]
According to Latin missionary accounts sent back to Manila, Lorenzo declared these words upon his death:
St. John Kokumbuko. September 28
St. John Kokumbuko
Feastday: September 28
Death: 1630
Martyr of Japan, and an Augustinian tertiary. A catechist, he was arrested and beheaded at Nagasaki, receiving beatification in 1867.
St. John of Dukla. September 28
St. John of Dukla
Feastday: September 28
Patron: of Poland and Lithuania
Birth: 1414
Death: 1484
Beatified: January 23, 1733 by Pope Clement XII
Canonized: Pope John Paul II
John of Dukla is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania.
John of Dukla (also called "Jan of Dukla") is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania.[1]
Biography
John was born in Dukla, Poland, in 1414. He joined the Friars Minor Conventual,[2] and studied at Krakow. After being ordained, he preached in Lwów (then part of Poland), Moldavia, and Belerus; and was superior of Lwów. He may have joined the Observants at a time when efforts were being made to unite the two branches of the Franciscans.[3]
Though he went blind at age seventy,[3] he was able to prepare sermons with the help of an aide. His preaching was credited with bringing people back to the Church in his province.[2] Soon after his death, there was an immediate veneration at his tomb and several miracles were attributed to him.
He died in 1484 in Lwów, Poland. On June 10, 1997, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II in a mass at Krosno, Poland, before approximately one million people.[3][4]
Bl. Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga September 28
Bl. Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga
Feastday: September 28
Birth: 1582
Death: 1633
Beatified: 18 February 1981, Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: 18 October 1987, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Saint Fr. Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga de Santa María (c. 1582 - August 17, 1633) was born in Kyudetsu, Japan. In his youth, he dedicated himself to the catechism apostolate. After 1614, he came to Manila and, aspiring to greater perfection, he besought reception into the Dominican Order. His request was granted. Ordained priest in 1626 he returned to his native country in 1632, risking his life for the service of God and the conversion of souls. After one year of difficult apostolate in the midst of dangers, privations and sufferings, his hiding place was discovered by the authorities through the revelations of his own catechist, Miguel Kurobioye. Arrested in July 1633, he was put to the torture of the gallows and the pit on August 15, 1633; expiring after two days of agony. His body was cremated and the ashes thrown into the sea.
Saint Fr. Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga de Santa María (Japanese: ヤコボ・デ・サンタ・マリア朝長五郎兵衛, Yakobo de Santa Maria Tomonaga Gorōbyōe; c. 1582 – August 17, 1633) was a Japanese Dominican priest. He composed one of the first modern Japanese dictionaries.[1]
Life
Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga was born of a noble Christian family in Kuidetsu (part of modern Ōmura, Nagasaki), Japan. In his youth, he studied with the Jesuits and became a catechist. After 1614, he came to Manila and became a Franciscan tertiary. He then sought admission to the Dominican Order and was accepted. He was ordained a priest in 1626 and sent to the island of Formosa (Taiwan). He returned to Manila in 1630.[2]
He returned to Japan in 1632 as a missionary.[3] He served to spread Catholism during the period of Christians persecution.[4]
After returning to Japan he spent very difficult years of hunger, his life was at risk and he was continually in hiding. In July 1633 his hiding place was uncovered by the authorities with the help of the traitor Matthew Kohioye, who was his own catechist, he was caught and put into prison. There he was tortured by gallows and thrown into a pit on 15 August 1633. In two days he was dead. His body was not buried but burnt and thrown into the sea.[5]
Jacobo Kyushei Tomonaga was declared Venerable on 11 October 1980 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom), was beatified on 18 February 1981 in Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul II.[4] His canonization was on 18 October 1987 in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II.
St. Faustus of Riez. September 28
St. Faustus of Riez
Feastday: September 28
Death: 490
Bishop of Riez, France, from 459, a very influential opponent of the Arian and Pelagian heresies. He was born in Brittany, France, and was possibly a lawyer by training. He served as abbot of Lerins and then was made bishop in 452. Faustus was revered as a Christian writer. He was driven into exile by the Visigoth King Euric, returning to Riez when Euric died.
Saint Faustus of Riez was an early Bishop of Riez (Rhegium) in Southern Gaul (Provence), the best known and most distinguished defender of Semipelagianism.
Contents
• 1 Biography
• 2 Works and theological position
• 3 Notes
• 4 Sources
• 5 External links
Biography
Faustus was born between 405 and 410, and according to his contemporaries, Avitus of Vienne and Sidonius Apollinaris, in the island of Britain; although Sabine Baring-Gould says Brittany is more probable. In his youth he was devoted to the study of elocution and Christian philosophy.[1] He is thought by some to have been a lawyer but owing to the influence of his mother, famed for her sanctity, he abandoned secular pursuits as a young man and entered the monastery of Lérins. Here he was soon ordained to the priesthood and after about eight years, because of his extraordinary piety was chosen in 432 to be head of the monastery, in succession to Maximus who had become Bishop of Riez. His career as abbot lasted about twenty or twenty-five years during which he attained a high reputation for his wonderful gifts as an extempore preacher and for his stern asceticism.[2]
After the death of Maximus he became Bishop of Riez. This elevation did not make any change in his manner of life; he continued his ascetic practices, and frequently returned to the monastery of Lérins to renew his fervour. He was a zealous advocate of monasticism and established many monasteries in his diocese. In spite of his activity in the discharge of his duties as bishop, he participated in all the theological discussions of his time and became known as a stern opponent of Arianism in all its forms. For this, and as is said for his view, stated below, of the corporeity of the human soul, he incurred the enmity of the Arian Euric, King of the Visigoths, who had gained possession of a large portion of Southern Gaul, and was banished from his see. His exile lasted eight years, during which time he was aided by loyal friends. On the death of Euric he resumed his labours at the head of his diocese and continued there until his death between 490 and 495.[2]
His own diocesan flock considered him a saint and erected a basilica in his honour.
Works and theological position
Throughout his life Faustus was an uncompromising adversary of Pelagius, whom he styled Pestifer 'plague bringer', and equally decided in his opposition to the doctrine of predestination which he styled "erroneous, blasphemous, heathen, fatalistic, and conducive to immorality". This doctrine in its strongest form had been expounded by a presbyter named Lucidus and was condemned by two synods, at Arles and Lyons (475). At the request of the bishops who composed these synods, and especially Leontius of Arles, Faustus wrote the Libri duo de Gratia Dei et humanae mentis libero arbitrio, in which he argued against the doctrines of the Predestinarians as well as those of Pelagius (P.L., LVIII, 783). The work was marked by Semipelagianism, and for several years was bitterly attacked. It was condemned by the Second Synod of Orange in 529 (Denzinger, Enchiridion, Freiburg, 1908, no. 174 sqq. - old no. 144; PL.L., XLV, 1785; Mansi, VIII, 712). Faustus maintained that the human soul is in a certain sense corporeal, God alone being a pure spirit. The opposition to Faustus was not fully developed in his lifetime and he died with a well-merited reputation for sanctity.[2]
Faustus wrote also: "Libri duo de Spiritu Sancto" (P.L., LXII, 9), wrongly ascribed to the Roman deacon Paschasius. His "Libellus parvus adversus Arianos et Macedonianos", mentioned by Genadius, seems to have perished.
His feast day is 28 September.[3]
St. Exuperius. September 28
St. Exuperius
Feastday: September 28
Death: 411
Bishop of Toulouse, France, and a friend of St. Jerome. Exuperius, also called Soupire, donated vast sums to the Christian communities of Egypt and Palestine. He received a list of authentic books of the Bible from Pope Innocent I. It is believed that Exuperius was exiled late in life.
For other uses, see Exuperius (disambiguation).
Sculpture of Saint Exuperius in the Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse.
Saint Exuperius (also Exsuperius) (French: Saint Exupéry, Saint Soupire[1]) (died c. 410) was Bishop of Toulouse at the beginning of the 5th century.
His place and date of birth are unknown. Upon succeeding Saint Sylvius as bishop of Toulouse, he ordered the completion of the basilica of St. Saturnin, a part of which was incorporated into the Basilica of St. Sernin. Saint Jerome praised Exuperius "for his munificence to the monks of Palestine, Egypt, and Libya, and for his charity to the people of his own diocese, who were then suffering from the attacks of the Vandals, Alans, and Suevi."[2] On behalf of the poor in his diocese he sold the basilica's altar vessels and was therefore compelled to carry the Sacred Offering in an osier basket and the Precious Blood in a vessel of glass. In respect of his virtues and in gratitude for his gifts, Saint Jerome dedicated his Commentary on Zacharias to him.
Exuperius is best known in connection with the Canon of the Sacred Scriptures. He had written to Pope Innocent I for instructions concerning the canon and several points of ecclesiastical behaviour. In reply, the pope honoured him with the letter Consulenti Tibi, dated February 405, which contained a list of the canonical scriptures.[3]
The opinion of Baronius, that bishop Exuperius was the same person as the rector with the same name, is usually rejected, as the rector was a teacher of Hannibalianus and Dalmatius, nephews of Constantine the Great, and therefore from an earlier period than the bishop. From Jerome's letter to Furia in 394, and from the epistle of Saint Paulinus to Amandus of Bordeaux in 397, it seems probable that Exuperius was a priest at Rome, and later at Bordeaux before he was raised to the episcopate—though it is possible that in both of these letters reference is made to a different person.
The precise date of his promotion to the bishop is unknown. Evidence suggests that he occupied the See of Toulouse in February 405 (as is evident from the letter of Innocent I mentioned above). It is sometimes said that Jerome reproached him in a letter to Riparius, a priest of Spain, for tolerating the heretic Vigilantius; but as Vigilantius did not belong to the diocese of Toulouse, Jerome was probably speaking of another bishop.
Exuperius was venerated as a saint from early times. In the time of Gregory of Tours he was held in equal veneration with Saint Saturninus. His feast occurs on 28 September. The first martyrologist to assign it to this date was Usuard, who wrote towards the end of the 9th century.
St. Domingo Ibanez de Erquicia
St. Domingo Ibanez de Erquicia
Feastday: September 28
Birth: 1589
Death: 1633
Beatified: 18 February 1981, Manila, Philippines by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: 18 October 1987, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
September 28
Saint Fr. Domingo Ibáńez de Erquicia was born in Régil, Guipuskoa, Spain. In 1605, he was professed in the Dominican Order and in 1611, he arrived in the Philippines where he zealously worked as missionary to Pangasinan and later as Professor of Theology at the Colegio de Santo Tomas.
In 1623, he departed for Japan when the persecution was most violent. During ten years he displayed heroic priestly dedication in the care of the Christians, comforting them, reconciling the apostates, administering the sacraments in painfully difficult circumstances. Constantly sought by the authorities, and desiring martyrdom, he was captured on July 1633 and interned in the prison of Nagoya. Taken to Nagasaki, and after refusing to renounce his faith, he was placed in the torment of gallows and the pit on August 13, 1633 and gave his soul to God the following day. Fr. Domingo Ibáńez de Erquicia with Lorenzo Ruiz was beatified in Manila on February 18, 1981 by Pope John Paul II who canonized him and Lorenzo on October 18, 1987. Lorenzo and Domingo's beatification was the first one outside the Vatican.
St. Domingo was aided in his missionary efforts by St. Francis Shoyemon, a Japanese layman who later was received into the Order of Preachers as a Dominican Cooperator Brother. St. Francis served as a catechist and translator, and when St. Domingo was imprisoned, St. Francis was with him. It was while they were in prison that St. Domingo received St. Francis into the Dominican Order as a cooperator brother. The two coworkers in the faith were martyred on the same day.
The Thomasian Martyrs were the Dominican Catholic priests who became administrators, professors, or students in the University of Santo Tomas, Manila.[1] All of them gave up their lives for their Christian faith, some in Japan, others in Vietnam, and in the 20th century, in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. St. Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila was among the lay companions of the Thomasian martyrs of Japan.
St. Conwall. September 28
St. Conwall
Feastday: September 28
Death: 630
A disciple of St. Kentigern in Scotland, also called Conval. He was a priest who preached and worked in Scotland.
St. AnnemundFeastday: September 28Death: 658
St. Annemund
Feastday: September 28
Death: 658
Bishop and friend of St. Wilfrid of York, called Delphinus by Bede and Chamond or Annemundus. The son of a prefect in Lyons, Gaul, Annemund was raised in the count of King Dagobert I. When Clovis II succeeded to the throne, Annemund served as his councilor. Named the bishop of Lyons, Annemund befriended St. Wufrid of York. When Clovis died, Annemund was slain in the political upheaval of his time. He died on September 28, 658.
For the village named after Ennemond, see Saint-Ennemond.
Saint Annemund, also known as Annemundus, Aunemundus, Ennemond and Chamond, was an archbishop of Lyon.[1] Annemund was a councillor of Clovis II and a friend of Wilfrid of York. The year of his death is variously given as either 657[2] or 658.
Biography
Ennemond Dauphin (Dalfinus) succeeded Viventius as bishop of Lyon between 652 and 654 during the reign of Clovis II.[3][4]
His father, Sigon, was a prefect in Lyon, while his brother, Dalfin, was Count of Lyons.[5] Late hagiographic texts say his was a Gallo-Roman family, although his name is of German origin, more common in the Burgundian late 5th century. These same texts record that Dauphin's brother was prefect of Gaul. The accounts of his contemporaries Eddius Stephanus (in) and the Venerable Bede however, make no mention of his brother.
Annemund was a councillor of Clovis II and a friend of Wilfrid.[6] Tradition attributes to him the evangelization of the Saint-Chamond area (Castellum Sancti Admundi), whose church still contains one of his relics.
He was the victim of a plot by the mayor of the palace, Ebroin. According to Bede (Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum v.19), this occurred at the order of Queen Balthild. Having been unable to attend a gathering of Frankish officials at Orleans, he was slandered as a traitor to the king. Summoned to court,[7] he was beheaded on September 29, 658 near Chalon-sur-Saône by parties affiliated with Ebroin.[8] His body was brought back to Lyon and is in the Saint-Nizier Church. Genesius succeeded him as Bishop.
Legacy
Ennemond is also revered in Bellegarde-en-Forez and Champdieu. He gave his name to the town of Saint-Ennemond in Allier and Saint-Chamond in the Loire area. One of his relics is preserved in the Church of Saint-Ennemond, Saint-Étienne.
He is enrolled in the Roman martyrology and his feast day is celebrated on 28 September.[9][10][11]
It is said that it was Ennemond who first conceived the idea of calling the faithful to church by ringing church bells. Similarly, when his body was returned to Lyon, all churches would have started ringing their bells.[12]
A statue in the Saint-Ennemond church Saint-Étienne is in episcopal robes, holding a codex of the Bible.
புனித யூஸ்டோசியஸ் (369-419)செப்டம்பர் 28
புனித யூஸ்டோசியஸ் (369-419)
செப்டம்பர் 28
இவர் உரோமையில் பிறந்தவர். இவரது தந்தை டோக்சோசியுஸ், தாய் புனித பவுலா என்பவர் ஆவர். இவருக்கு மூன்று சகோதரிகள் இருந்தனர்.
சிறுவயதிலேயே ஆண்டவருக்குத் தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்து வாழத் தொடங்கிய இவர், ஒருமுறை புனித ஜெரோம் இத்தாலிக்கு வந்திருந்தபொழுது, அவரோடு பெத்லகேம் சென்று, திருவிவிலியத்தை மொழிபெயர்ப்பதில் அவருக்கு இவர் உறுதுணையாக இருந்து வந்தார்.
இவர் கிரேக்கம், இலத்தின், ஹூப்ரு ஆகிய மொழிகளை நன்றாகக் கற்றறிந்திருந்ததால், புனித ஜெரோமோடு திருவிவிலியத்தை மொழிபெயர்ப்பதற்கு அது பேருதவியாக இருந்தது.
பின்னாளில் புதிய ஜெரோம் பெண்களுக்கென நான்கு துறவுமடங்களை நிறுவியபொழுது, அவற்றில் ஒரு துறவு மடத்திற்கு இவர் தலைவியாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்.
இவ்வாறு திருவிவிலியத்தை மொழிபெயர்ப்பதற்கு உதவியாய் இருந்து, ஒரு துறவியாய் பலருக்கும் எடுத்துக்காட்டாக விளங்கிய இவர், 419 ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.
The third daughter of St. Paula. She was born circa 370 and stayed with her mother, taking her veil in 382 from St. Jerome, who wrote Concerning the Keeping of virginity for her in 384. Eustochium and her mother went with St. Jerome to Bethlehem, Israel, and there she aided the sainted scholar in his translation of the Bible. St. Jeromefounded three convents in Bethlehemand Eustochium became abbess of all three in 404. A band of marauders destroyed the convent, and Eustochium never recovered from that experience. She died in Bethlehem.
✠ புனிதர் முதலாம் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் ✠(St. Wenceslaus I). September 28
† இன்றைய புனிதர் †
(செப்டம்பர் 28)
✠ புனிதர் முதலாம் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் ✠
(St. Wenceslaus I)
மறைசாட்சி:
(Martyr)
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 907
ப்ராக், போஹேமியா
(Prague, Bohemia)
இறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 28, 935
ஸ்டாரா போலேஸ்லாவ், போஹேமியா
(Stará Boleslav, Bohemia)
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
(Roman Catholic Church)
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை
(Eastern Orthodox Church)
முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்:
தூய விதுஸ் பேராலயம், ப்ராக்
(St Vitus Cathedral, Prague)
நினைவுத் திருவிழா: செப்டம்பர் 28
சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை:
மகுடம், குத்துவாள், பதாகையில் கழுகு
பாதுகாவல்: ப்ராக் (Prague), பொஹேமியா (Bohemia), செக் குடியரசு (Czech Republic)
புனிதர் முதலாம் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் "போஹேமியா"வின் (Bohemia) கோமகனாக கி.பி 921ம் ஆண்டு முதல் கி.பி. 935ம் ஆண்டில் தனது தம்பி “கொடூரன் போலஸ்லாஸ்” (Boleslaus the Cruel) என்பவரால் கொல்லப்படும்வரை ஆட்சியில் இருந்தவர் ஆவார். இவருடைய உயிர்த் துறப்பாலும் இவருடைய வாழ்க்கை வரலாற்று நூல்களாலும் நற்பண்புமிக்க நாயகன் என்று போற்றப்பட்டு புனிதராக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் செக் குடியரசு, பொஹேமியா மற்றும் ப்ராக் ஆகிய இடங்களின் பாதுகாவலராவார்.
வாழ்க்கை:
இவரது பெற்றோர், “முதலாம் விராடிஸ்லாஸ்” மற்றும் “டிராஹோமிரா” (Vratislaus I & Drahomíra) ஆவர். இவரது தந்தை, போஹேமியாவின் “பிரெமிஸ்லிட்” (Přemyslid dynasty) எனும் அரச வம்சத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவர் ஆவார். வென்செஸ்லாஸ், சிறுவயது முதல் இறையுணர்வும், அடக்கமும் கொண்டவராகவும், நன்கு கற்றறிந்தவராகவும், புத்திசாலியாகவும், அறியப்பட்டார். இவர் சிறுவயது முதல், நற்கருணை வழிபாட்டில் அதிக ஈடுபாடு கொண்டவர். அவரது தந்தையின் மறைவுக்குப் பிறகு போஹேமியாவின் கோமகனாக, வென்செஸ்லாஸ் பதவியேற்றார்.
மரணம்:
இவருக்கு ஒரு மகன் பிறந்ததால், தன் அரசு உரிமையை இழந்ததாக நினைத்த இவரது தம்பி போலெஸ்லாவ், இவரைக் கொல்லத் திட்டமிட்டான். தன் வீட்டில் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டிருந்த புனிதர்கள் “கோஸ்மாஸ் மற்றும் தமியான்” (Saints Cosmas and Damian) விழாவில் பங்கேற்று விருந்துண்ண அழைத்தான். விருந்துக்குச் செல்லும் வழியில் தேவாலயத்திற்குச் சென்ற வென்செஸ்லாஸை, தேவாலயத்தின் வாசலிலேயே இவரது தம்பியுடனிருந்தோர்கள் குத்திக் கொன்றனர். "இறைவன் உன்னை மன்னிப்பாராக." என்ற வார்த்தைகளுடன் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் உயிர் துறந்தார்.
September 28
Saint of the day:
Saint Wenceslaus
Patron Saint of Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Prayer:
Visit:
St. Wenceslas Chapel in St. Vitus Cathedral
Saint Wenceslaus’ Story
If saints have been falsely characterized as “other worldly,” the life of Wenceslaus stands as an example to the contrary: He stood for Christian values in the midst of the political intrigues which characterized 10th-century Bohemia.
Wenceslaus was born in 907 near Prague, son of the Duke of Bohemia. His saintly grandmother, Ludmilla, raised him and sought to promote him as ruler of Bohemia in place of his mother, who favored the anti-Christian factions. Ludmilla was eventually murdered, but rival Christian forces enabled Wenceslaus to assume leadership of the government.
His rule was marked by efforts toward unification within Bohemia, support of the Church, and peace-making negotiations with Germany, a policy which caused him trouble with the anti-Christian opposition. His brother Boleslav joined in the plotting, and in September of 929 invited Wenceslaus to Alt Bunglou for the celebration of the feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian. On the way to Mass, Boleslav attacked his brother, and in the struggle, Wenceslaus was killed by supporters of Boleslav.
Although his death resulted primarily from political upheaval, Wenceslaus was hailed as a martyr for the faith, and his tomb became a pilgrimage shrine. He is hailed as the patron of the Bohemian people and of the former Czechoslovakia.
புனித லொரென்சோ September 28
இன்றைய புனிதர்:
(28-09-2020)
புனித லொரென்சோ
இவர் முதல் பிலிப்பினோ மறைசாட்சி மற்றும் புனிதர் ஆவார் . ஒரு மகளும் ,இரு மகன்களும் கொண்ட பொதுநிலை கத்தோலிக்கராக இருந்தார் .மணிலாவில் 1600 களின் துவக்கத்தில் பிறந்த இவர் ,அங்கிருந்த ஒரு தொமினிக்கன் பள்ளியில் பயின்றார் . பிநோண்டோ தேவாலயத்தில் பீடச் சிறுவனாகவும் , பின்னர் உபதேசியாராகவும் பணி புரிந்தார் . செபமாலை மாதா சபையின் உறுப்பினராகவும் இருந்தார் . அலுவலக மற்றும் சொந்த பயன்பாட்டுக்கென உருவாக்கப்படும் ஆவணங்களில் அழகிய கையெழுத்து எழுதும் எழுத்தராக பணிபுரிந்தார் . அவர் வாழ்ந்த காலகட்டங்களில் மெத்தப் படித்த ,அதிகத் திறமையுள்ளவர்களே இப்பணியைச் செய்தனர்.1636 ம் ஆண்டில் இவர் ஒரு குற்றப்பழியைச் சுமக்க நேரிட்டது . இவர் குற்றமுள்ளவரா , இல்லையா என்பது தெளிவாக்க முடியாததால் ஜப்பானுக்கு புலம் பெயர்ந்தார் .அங்கு கத்தோலிக்கர்கள் பெருமளவில் வதைபட்டனர். இவரும் இவரது நண்பர்களும் பலவேறு இன்னல்களுக்கு ஆளாயினர் . கத்தோலிக்க மதத்தை விட்டு வரும்படி கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்பட்டனர். இவர்களோ மறுத்து விட்டனர் .தனக்கு ஆயிரம் உயிர்கள் இருந்தாலும் அத்தனையையும் கடவுளுக்கு அர்பணிக்க தான் தயாராக இருப்பதாக இவர் கூறினார் . இறுதியாக தூக்கிலே தொங்க விடப்பட்டு இரு நாட்கள் மூச்சுத் திணறல் மற்றும் காயங்களால் வதைபட்டு மரித்தார் . இவரது உடல் எரிக்கப்பட்டு அஸ்தி கடலிலே கரைக்கப்பட்டது . இவருக்கும் இவரோடு மரித்த 15 பேருக்கும் திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் அருள் சின்னப்பர் 1981 இல் முத்திப்பேறு பட்டம் அளித்தார் . மீண்டும் 1987ல் புனிதர் பட்டம் அளித்தார்.
---JDH---தெய்வீக குணமளிக்கும் இயேசு /திண்டுக்கல்.
Saint of the Day: (28-09-2020)
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila
Born to a Chinese father and Filipino mother, both Christians, Lorenzo learned Chinese and Tagalog at home, Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. Professional calligrapher and document transcriptionist. Member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. Married layman, and the father of two sons and a daughter.
For unclear reasons, Lorenzo was accused of murder. He sought asylum on board ship with three Dominican priests, Saint Antonio Gonzalez, Saint Guillermo Courtet, and Saint Miguel de Aozaraza, a Japanese priest, Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Saint Lazaro of Kyoto, a leper. Only when they were at sea did he learn that they were going to Japan during a time of intense Christian persecution.
Lorenzo could have gone to Formosa (modern Taiwan), but feared the Spaniards there would hang him, and so stayed with the missionaries as they landed at Okinawa. The group was soon exposed as Christian, arrested, and taken to Nagasaki, Japan. They were tortured in several ways for days. Lawrence and the Japanese priest broke at one point, and were ready to renounce their faith in exchange for release, but after heir moment of crisis, they reclaimed their faith and defied their tormentors. First canonized Filipino martyr.
Born :
c.1600 at Binondo, Manila, Philippines
Died :
29-30 September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan by being crushed over a period of three days while hanging upside down
• body burned, ashes thrown into the Pacific Ocean
Canonized :
18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II
• the canonization miracle involved the healing Cecily Alegriae Policarpio from cerebral paralysis
---JDH---Jesus the Divine Healer---
27 September 2020
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