We can learn from the Saints!

[koralstratz]

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(lol) I thought at first that this is St. Bernard of Clairvaux because of the dog

But petite fleur is right.....This is St. Francis of Assisi who is well known for his friendship with animals




Here's a incident in the life of St. Francis that made him Patron Saint of Animals:

Saint Francis and the Birds

Francis Blesses the Birds

One of Francis's most famous sermons is one he gave to a flock of birds. One day while Francis and some friars were traveling along the road, Francis looked up and saw the trees full of birds. Francis "left his companions in the road and ran eagerly toward the birds" and "humbly begged them to listen to the word of God." One of the friars recorded the sermon, which overflows with Francis's love for creation and its Creator: "My brothers, birds, you should praise your Creator very much and always love him; he gave you feathers to clothe you, wings so that you can fly, and whatever else was necessary for you. God made you noble among his creatures, and he gave you a home in the purity of the air; though you neither sow nor reap, he nevertheless protects and governs you without any solicitude on your part."

Thomas of Celano records that the birds stretched their necks and extended their wings as Francis walked among them touching and blessing them. This event was a turning point of sorts for Francis. "He began to blame himself for negligence in not having preached to the birds before" and "from that day on, he solicitously admonished the birds, all animals and reptiles, and even creatures that have no feeling, to praise and love their Creator."

[petite fleur]

AUGUST 2
"Portiuncula Indulgence"

August 2nd is the day of the "Portiuncula Indulgence," which originated with Saint Francis at the tiny chapel of Our Lady of the Angels which is pictured above.

1. An indulgence is the remission in the eyes of God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose culpable element has already been taken away. The Christian faithful who are rightly disposed and observe the definite, prescribed conditions gain this remission through the effective assistance of the Church, which, as the minister of redemption, authoritatively distributes and applies the treasury of the expiatory works of Christ and the Saints.
-Handbook of Indulgences, Norms

The Catechism of the Catholic Church also treats this in #'s 1471 - 1479.

Anyway, to get to the details, one can obtain a plenary indulgence on August 2nd by visiting a parish church and doing the following:

- Devoutly carry out the indulgenced work and devoutly pray the required prayers (if there are any) that go along with the action. In this case, visiting a parish church and reciting the "Our Father" and the Creed.

- Say one “Our Father” and one “Hail Mary” for the intentions of the Pope on the day you perform the indulgenced work.

- Worthily receive Holy Communion, ideally on the same day on which you perform the indulgenced work or at least within a few days of performing the indulgenced work.

- Make a Sacramental Confession within a week of (before or after) the day on which you perform the indulgenced work.

- It is also required that one be free from all attachment to sin, even venial sin.

(Indulgences may be obtained for oneself or may be applied to the souls in Purgatory, but they may never be done for other living persons.)

So how did this particular indulgence come about?

A good description is found in Arnaldo Fortini's book "Francis of Assisi"

Portziuncola Pardon: 1216
[His] compassion for everyone, no matter what he was or what he had done, inspired the great Franciscan Indulgence of the Pardon.
According to the story told by some of Francis's companions, the Indulgence was preceded by a miraculous vision in the Portziuncola chapel on a night of July 1216.
Francis was praying, kneeling before the altar, when an extremely bright light shown all about. In the great splendour Jesus and Mary appeared, with a multitude of radiant angels. They bade Francis ask for whatever he thought best for the salvation of human souls.
And Francis replied:
"Since it is a miserable sinner who speaks to you, O God of Mercy, he askes you to have mercy on his brothers who are burdened with sin. And he asks that all those who, prentant, cross over the threshold of this place, receive from you, O Lord, who sees their torment, pardon for their evil deeds."
His prayer would be answered, he was assured. However, the fulfillment of it would have to be sealed by the pope, the Vicar of Christ.
Then the divine light disappeared and the song of the angels faded away.
When the first rays of dawn broke through the small window crookedly cut into the wall at Porziuncola, Francis rose and called Brother Masseo, and together they set out for Perugia.

As for the rest,to make a long story short, the pope eventually granted his request in the form of a plenary indulgence, and since 1967, this same privilege is obtainable at every parish church on August 2nd.

This is also obtainable on the titular feast of a church as well with all the same requirements. So if your parish happens to be "Assumption Parish" then you can also obtain a plenary indulgence on August 15th, or if your parish is named for "Saint Luke's" then you can also obtain a plenary indulgence on October 15th, etc., by reverenly carrying out the above conditions.

August 2 is also the start of Novena to St. Clare. The only St. Clare Monastery here in Cebu is in Consolacion where the Order of St. Clare nuns resided.

I will post soon the details/novena mass of St. Clare (Tayud Consolacion St. Clare Monastery) once we got the copy of the Schedule.

Pray for us Sts. Francis and Clare!

[libraun]

ui,nidaghan na ta diri.. keep your posts coming guys!

nakabasa ko sa life ni St. Francis of Assisi, very inspiring and nice jud.

[petite fleur]

ui,nidaghan na ta diri.. keep your posts coming guys!

nakabasa ko sa life ni St. Francis of Assisi, very inspiring and nice jud.

Naa may movie ana.
Duha ako nakit-an

The other katong naay kanta2x (Brother sun sister moon)
The other kato naa si Dolores Hart (as St. Clare) and karon the very gorgeous Hollywood actress is now a Benedictine Nun

[libraun]

Naa may movie ana.
Duha ako nakit-an

The other katong naay kanta2x (Brother sun sister moon)
The other kato naa si Dolores Heart (as St. Clare) and karon the very gorgeous Hollywood actress is now a Benedictine Nun

Hehehe, naa man daghan sa youtube. adto ra ko magtan-aw. katoltol diay ka sa st. clare monastery diha sa consolacion?

[petite fleur]

Hehehe, naa man daghan sa youtube. adto ra ko magtan-aw. katoltol diay ka sa st. clare monastery diha sa consolacion?

Hehe naa ako Auntie didto hehe
I'm from Consolacion BTW

[wenlove24]

"Suffering borne in the will quietly and patiently is a continual, very powerful prayer before God."
(St. Jane Frances de Chantal)

very true. For a moment there I thought she was Blessed REstituta Kafka hehe... I heard her story a while back and she was one of those featured in Brian O'Neel's 39 NEW SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW...

[wenlove24]

Naa may movie ana.
Duha ako nakit-an

The other katong naay kanta2x (Brother sun sister moon)
The other kato naa si Dolores Hart (as St. Clare) and karon the very gorgeous Hollywood actress is now a Benedictine Nun

" He Saved Me Because He Loved Me."

"I`d done two movies with Elvis Presley. I`d been around Hollywood for a while - and saw how needlessly competitive and negative it could be. It never held my interest."

On her life since becoming a nun:
"I have struggled with this call to vocation all my life. I can understand why people have doubts, because who understands God? I don`t. When you are dealing with something at this level, you are dealing with mystery."

On her life before her vocation:
"It was not a lifelong dream. I did not grow up wanting to be a nun. I wanted to be an actress. If it had ever been suggested I would one day be a nun, it would have been the last thing on my mind. It was a million to one shot I would ever be a nun."

[koralstratz]

[Arnold Janssen was born on November 5, 1837 in Goch, a small city in lower Rhineland (Germany). The second of ten children, his parents instilled in him a deep devotion to religion. He was ordained a priest on August 15, 1861 for the diocese of Muenster and was assigned to teach natural sciences and mathematics in a secondary school in Bocholt. There he was known for being a strict but just teacher. Due to his profound devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, he was named Diocesan Director for the Apostleship of Prayer. This apostolate encouraged Arnold to open himself to Christians of other denominations.
Little by little he became more aware of the spiritual needs of people beyond the limits of his own diocese, developing a deep concern for the universal mission of the church. He decided to dedicate his life to awaking in the German church its missionary responsibility. With this in mind, in 1873 he resigned from his teaching post and soon after founded The Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart. This popular monthly magazine presented news of missionary activities and it encouraged German-speaking Catholics to do more to help the missions.
These were difficult times for the Catholic Church in Germany. Bismark unleashed the “Kulturkampf» with a series of anti-Catholic laws, which led to the expulsion of priests and religious and to the imprisonment of many bishops. In this chaotic situation Arnold Janssen proposed that some of the expelled priests could go to the foreign missions or at least help in the preparation of missionaries. Slowly but surely, and with a little prodding from the Apostolic Vicar of Hong Kong, Arnold discovered that God was calling him to undertake this difficult task. Many people said that he was not the right man for the job, or that the times were not right for such a project. Arnold's answer was, “The Lord challenges our faith to do something new, precisely when so many things are collapsing in the Church.”
With the support of a number of bishops, Arnold inaugurated the mission house on September 8, 1875 in Steyl, Holland, and thus began the Divine Word Missionaries. Already on March 2, 1879 the first two missionaries set out for China. One of these was Joseph Freinademetz.
Aware of the importance of publications for attracting vocations and funding, Arnold started a printing press just four months after the inauguration of the house. Thousands of generous lay persons contributed their time and effort to mission animation in German-speaking countries by helping to distribute the magazines from Steyl. From the beginning the new congregation developed as a community of both priests and Brothers.
The volunteers at the mission house included women as well as men. From practically the very beginning, a group of women, including Blessed Maria Helena Stollenwerk, served the community. But their wish was to serve the mission as Religious Sisters. The faithful, selfless service they freely offered, and a recognition of the important role women could play in missionary outreach, urged Arnold to found the mission congregation of the “Servants of the Holy Spirit,” SSpS, on December 8, 1889. The first Sisters left for Argentina in 1895.
In 1896 Fr. Arnold selected some of the Sisters to form a cloistered branch, to be known as “Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration”, SSpSAP. Their service to mission would be to maintain an uninterrupted adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, praying day and night for the church and especially for the other two active missionary congregations.
Arnold died on January 15, 1909. His life was filled with a constant search for God's will, a great confidence in divine providence, and hard work. That his work has been blessed is evident in the subsequent growth of the communities he founded: more than 6,000 Divine Word Missionaries are active in 63 countries, more than 3,800 missionary Servants of the Holy Spirit, and more than 400 Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual Adoration.

"May the Holy Triune God live and reign in our hearts"

[B]"May the darkness of sin and night of unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the spirit of grace, and may the heart of Jesus live in the hearts of all. Amen"

Mao diay ni sya



Mao man diay ni sya ang founder sa SVD (Society of the Divine Word) ang mga religious priest and brothers nga naga tag-iya ug nag manage sa San Carlos University


“The Lord challenges our faith to do something new, precisely when so many things are collapsing in the Church.”

@Jake24 thanx for sharing bro

[koralstratz]

@wenlove nakapalit naka ana nga book? (39 new saints)