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Saints/Feasts/Fasts to be commemmorated/celebrated:
BLESSED ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2010
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity was born Elizabeth Catez in Bourges, France, in 1880. Her father, a military captain, died when she was seven, leaving her mother to raise Elizabeth and her sister, Marguerite.
Elizabeth was a very lively girl and a gifted pianist, but was very stubborn and experienced fits of rage. Nonetheless, she had a great love for God and an early attraction to a life of prayer and reflection. She visited the sick and taught catechism to children.
Against her mother's wishes, Elizabeth entered a monastery of Discalced Carmelites in 1901, at the age of 21. Though noted for great spiritual growth, she was also plagued with periods of powerful darkness which led her spiritual director to doubt her vocation. Nonetheless, she completed her novitiate and took her final vows in 1903. She died only three years later at the age of 26 of Addison’s disease. In her short life as a religious, she was a spiritual director for many, and she left a legacy of letters and retreat guides.
She is the patron of people who have lost their parents
ST. GODFREY OF AMIENS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2010
St Godfrey was the son of Frodon, a solid citizen in a small town. He was raised from the age of 5 in the Benedictine abbey of Mont-Saint-Quentin where his godfather was abbot Godefroid. He immediately donned a Benedictine habit and lived as a tiny monk. He became a Benedictine monk when he came of age. He was ordained a priest by bishop Radbod II of Noyon.
In 1096, he was made Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy, in the diocese of Rheims, in the province of Champagne. When he arrived, the place was overrun by weeds and housed only six nuns and two children. He rebuilt, restored, and revitalized the abbey, bringing people to the Order of St. Benedict, and order to the people. He was offered the abbacy of Saint-Remi, but he refused. He was also offered the bishopric of Reims in 1097, but again he refused, claiming he was unworthy. When he was offered the bishopric of Amiens in 1104, he still considered himself unworthy of the trust. However, King Philip and the Council of Troyes each ordered him to take it, which he did.
St Godfrey was noted for his rigid austerity with himself, those around him, and in his approach to his mission as bishop. He was an enforcer of clerical celibacy. He was also a fierce lifelong opponent of drunkenness and simony, which led to an attempt on his life. For most of his time as bishop, he wished to resign and retire as a Carthusian monk. In 1114 he moved to a monastery, but a few months later his people demanded his return, and he agreed. He also took part in the Council of Chálons
St. Castorius
Feastday: November 8
Patron of sculptors
St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called "the four crowned martyrs" who were tortured and executed in Pannonia, Hungary during the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, they were employed as carvers at Sirmium (Mitrovica, Yugoslavia) and impressed Diocletian with their art, as did another carver, Simplicius. Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, which they did to his satisfaction, but they then refused to carve a statue of Aesculapius, as they were Christians. The emperor accepted their beliefs, but when they refused to sacrifice to the gods, they were imprisoned. When Diocletian's officer Lampadius, who was trying to convince them to sacrifice to the gods, suddenly died, his relatives accused the five of his death; to placate the relatives, the emperor had them executed. Another story has four unnamed Corniculari beaten to death in Rome with leaden whips when they refused to offer sacrifice to Aesculapius. They were buried on the Via Lavicana and were later given their names by Pope Militiades. Probably they were the four Pannonian martyrs (not counting Simplicius) whose remains were translated to Rome and buried in the Four Crowned Ones basilica there. A further complication is the confusion of their story with that of the group of martyrs associated with St. Carpophorus in the Roman Martyrology under November 8th.
More Saints of the Day
•St. Wiomad
•Sts. Tysilio
•St. Cybi
•St. Pope Deusdedit
•Four Crowned Martyrs
•St. John Baptist Con
•St. Joseph Nghi
•St. Martin Tho
•St. Martin Tinh
•St. Moroc
•St. Paul Ngan
•St. Willehad
Psalm - Ps 24:1b-4b, 5-6
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2010
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity was born Elizabeth Catez in Bourges, France, in 1880. Her father, a military captain, died when she was seven, leaving her mother to raise Elizabeth and her sister, Marguerite.
Elizabeth was a very lively girl and a gifted pianist, but was very stubborn and experienced fits of rage. Nonetheless, she had a great love for God and an early attraction to a life of prayer and reflection. She visited the sick and taught catechism to children.
Against her mother's wishes, Elizabeth entered a monastery of Discalced Carmelites in 1901, at the age of 21. Though noted for great spiritual growth, she was also plagued with periods of powerful darkness which led her spiritual director to doubt her vocation. Nonetheless, she completed her novitiate and took her final vows in 1903. She died only three years later at the age of 26 of Addison’s disease. In her short life as a religious, she was a spiritual director for many, and she left a legacy of letters and retreat guides.
She is the patron of people who have lost their parents
ST. GODFREY OF AMIENS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2010
St Godfrey was the son of Frodon, a solid citizen in a small town. He was raised from the age of 5 in the Benedictine abbey of Mont-Saint-Quentin where his godfather was abbot Godefroid. He immediately donned a Benedictine habit and lived as a tiny monk. He became a Benedictine monk when he came of age. He was ordained a priest by bishop Radbod II of Noyon.
In 1096, he was made Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy, in the diocese of Rheims, in the province of Champagne. When he arrived, the place was overrun by weeds and housed only six nuns and two children. He rebuilt, restored, and revitalized the abbey, bringing people to the Order of St. Benedict, and order to the people. He was offered the abbacy of Saint-Remi, but he refused. He was also offered the bishopric of Reims in 1097, but again he refused, claiming he was unworthy. When he was offered the bishopric of Amiens in 1104, he still considered himself unworthy of the trust. However, King Philip and the Council of Troyes each ordered him to take it, which he did.
St Godfrey was noted for his rigid austerity with himself, those around him, and in his approach to his mission as bishop. He was an enforcer of clerical celibacy. He was also a fierce lifelong opponent of drunkenness and simony, which led to an attempt on his life. For most of his time as bishop, he wished to resign and retire as a Carthusian monk. In 1114 he moved to a monastery, but a few months later his people demanded his return, and he agreed. He also took part in the Council of Chálons
St. Castorius
Feastday: November 8
Patron of sculptors
St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called "the four crowned martyrs" who were tortured and executed in Pannonia, Hungary during the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, they were employed as carvers at Sirmium (Mitrovica, Yugoslavia) and impressed Diocletian with their art, as did another carver, Simplicius. Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, which they did to his satisfaction, but they then refused to carve a statue of Aesculapius, as they were Christians. The emperor accepted their beliefs, but when they refused to sacrifice to the gods, they were imprisoned. When Diocletian's officer Lampadius, who was trying to convince them to sacrifice to the gods, suddenly died, his relatives accused the five of his death; to placate the relatives, the emperor had them executed. Another story has four unnamed Corniculari beaten to death in Rome with leaden whips when they refused to offer sacrifice to Aesculapius. They were buried on the Via Lavicana and were later given their names by Pope Militiades. Probably they were the four Pannonian martyrs (not counting Simplicius) whose remains were translated to Rome and buried in the Four Crowned Ones basilica there. A further complication is the confusion of their story with that of the group of martyrs associated with St. Carpophorus in the Roman Martyrology under November 8th.
More Saints of the Day
•St. Wiomad
•Sts. Tysilio
•St. Cybi
•St. Pope Deusdedit
•Four Crowned Martyrs
•St. John Baptist Con
•St. Joseph Nghi
•St. Martin Tho
•St. Martin Tinh
•St. Moroc
•St. Paul Ngan
•St. Willehad
Psalm - Ps 24:1b-4b, 5-6
1b A Psalm of David. The earth and all its fullness belong to the Lord: the whole world and all that dwells in it.2 For he has founded it upon the seas, and he has prepared it upon the rivers.3 Who will ascend to the mountain of the Lord? And who will stand in his holy place?4 The innocent of hands and the clean of heart, who has not received his soul in vain,5 He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God, his Saviour.6 This is the generation that seeks him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
First Reading - Titus 1:1-9
1 Paul, a servant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in accord with the faith of God’s elect and in acknowledgment of the truth which is accompanied by piety,2 in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time,3 which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;4 to Titus, beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.5 For this reason, I left you behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)6 if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.7 And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,8 but instead: hospitable, kind, sober, just, holy, chaste,9 embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine, so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.
Gospel - Lk 17,1-6
1 And he said to his disciples: “It is impossible for scandals not to occur. But woe to him through whom they come!2 It would be better for him if a millstone were placed around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than to lead astray one of these little ones.3 Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.4 And if he has sinned against you seven times a day, and seven times a day has turned back to you, saying, ‘I am sorry,’ then forgive him.”5 And the Apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”6 But the Lord said: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you may say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted, and be transplanted into the sea.’ And it would obey you.
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