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St. Gladys, to St. Gwynllyw of their son St. Cadoc
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The Angel of the Lord declared to Mary:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord: Be it done unto me according to Thy word.
And the Word was made Flesh: And dwelt among us.
Amen. "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Lk 1:28) "Blessed are you among women, |
Feast Day: October 6
Born: 1030 at Cologne, Germany
Died: 1101 at Torre, Calabria, Italy
Patron of: possessed people
Saturday, October 6
Liturgical Color: Green
Today is optional memorial of St.
Bruno, priest. He founded the
Carthusian Order in 1084. He and his
companions led austere lives
dedicated to prayer, poverty and
manual labor.
October 06, 2018 (Readings on USCCB website)
O God, who called Saint Bruno to serve you in solitude, grant, through his intercession, that amid the changes of this world we may constantly look to you alone. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Lord, who enkindled in the heart of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher the flame of ardent charity and a great desire to cooperate in the mission of the Church as a teacher, grant us that same active love, so that, in responding to the needs of the world today, we may lead our brothers and sisters to the blessedness of eternal life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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Old Calendar: St. Bruno, confessor ; Other Titles: Eulalie Durocher
St. Bruno was born in 1030 in Cologne, Germany. He became a priest and achieved fame as a professor of theology at Rheims. He decided to leave the world and pursue a life of complete solitude and prayer. He established his hermitage in Chartreuse, near Grenoble, France. Soon he attracted disciples and he established the first monastery of Carthusian monks. Pope Urban II called him to Rome, but later Bruno was able to establish a second monastery in Italy. He died in 1101 at Calabria. This feast is celebrated today both in the Ordinary Form and the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.
Born at St. Antoine in Quebec, Canada, Eulalie Durocher was the youngest of ten children. Assisting her brother, a parish priest, for 12 years she helped establish the first Canadian parish Sodality for young women. She lived a life of great poverty and remained unswerving in her concern for the poor. In 1843, she founded the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to Christian education. This Order first came to the U.S. in 1859.
St. Bruno
St. Bruno, born in Cologne about 1030, was the founder of a religious Order, the Carthusians. His mother was St. Matilda, patroness of Maude, widow of King Henry I. Excepting St. Norbert, he is the only German having that honor. His contemporaries called him the light of the Church, the flower of the clergy, the glory of Germany and France. Early in life he was a canon at Cologne and Rheims. The persecution by the simoniacal archbishop of Rheims, Manasses, hastened his resolve to enter a life of solitude (1084). Legend puts it this way. A famous professor had died. While the Office of the Dead was being chanted at his funeral, he suddenly raised himself up from the coffin and said: "By the just judgment of God have I been accused, judged, damned." Thereupon Bruno renounced the world. He received from Hugo, bishop of Grenoble, a site called Chartreuse (from the color of the surrounding hills) as a place of residence.
The Order founded by Bruno is one of the strictest in the Church. Carthusians follow the Rule of St. Benedict, but accord it a most austere interpretation; there is perpetual silence and complete abstinence from flesh meat (only bread, legumes, and water are taken for nourishment). Bruno sought to revive the ancient eremitical way of life. His Order enjoys the distinction of never becoming unfaithful to the spirit of its founder, never needing a reform. Six years after initiating the foundation, Bruno was called to Rome by Pope Urban II as personal counselor. He complied with a heavy heart. However, when the Pope was forced to flee to Campania because of Emperor Henry IV, Bruno found a wilderness similar to that of Chartreuse at La Torre; there he made a second foundation, which blossomed into a flourishing community. Here in September, 1101, he became severely ill. Having called together his followers, Bruno made a public confession and died on October 6, 1101, at the age of seventy-one.
Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch
Patron: diabolic possession; Ruthenia.
Symbols: flowering crucifix; chalice and host; death's head; scroll with words O bonitas; star on his breast; seven stars; white scapular; olive branch; holding a book and illuminated by a ray of light.
Things to Do:
Blessed Marie Rose
Born October 6, 1811 at St. Antoine in Quebec, Canada, Eulalie Durocher was the tenth of eleven children. She was drawn to the religious life, but turned away because of her frail health. For 12 years she assisted her brother, a parish priest, as a housekeeper. With encouragement of the bishop, in 1843 she founded the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary, taking the name Marie-Rose. Her religious order was dedicated to Christian education, especially for the poor. She died on October 6, 1849 of natural causes. This Order first came to the U.S. in 1859. Marie-Rose was beatified on May 23, 1982 by Pope John Paul II.
Patronage: Bodily ills; loss of parents; illness; frail health.
Symbols: Lilies; lilies of the valley; white rose (these flowers are symbols of virginity); book (symbol of monastic rule).
Things to Do:
Saint Bruno, Priest (Optional Memorial)
I had heard of you by word of mouth, but now my eye has seen you. (Job 42:5)
Today’s first reading tells the timeless story of a righteous man questioning why bad things happen to good people. Job’s loss of his family members, his belongings, and his health seemed like a punishment from heaven, but he knew he was innocent. Even his friends suspected that he must have done something to deserve such a punishment.
Finally, after hours of arguments between Job and his friends, God intervenes. He doesn’t reprimand Job for any sins he may have committed—no, he rebukes him for failing to recognize that sometimes God’s plans are just plain beyond our understanding. God didn’t explain why Job had suffered. Instead, he reminded Job that only God knows the “whys” of life. Cut to the heart, Job recognized how small and limited his understanding was. “I disown what I have said,” he confessed, “and repent in dust and ashes” (Job 42:6).
Like Job, we can wonder why life doesn’t go as it should. Troubling events can shake us to the core. A child is diagnosed with a life-altering disability. A spouse becomes unemployed. A friend betrays us. Did we do something wrong to deserve these afflictions? But through Job, God reminds us that he is not the source of suffering and hardship—even if he sometimes uses it to teach and form his children. And while many questions remain unanswered, the story proves that God loves us and is worthy of our trust.
We don’t always see the full reward of our trust in this life, and we won’t always understand why. Sometimes we have to trust God and believe that our reward is waiting for us in heaven. This isn’t always easy to do, but there are ways we can build our trust over time.
One way is to acknowledge our disappointment and bring our questions to the Lord. Then use stories like Job’s to help you find his answers. Another way is to practice gratitude. Count aloud your blessings, and see if your perspective changes. Or perhaps you need to talk with someone who can help you remember God’s love for you.
Yes, life can be hard and painful at times. But one thing is true: our God, whose ways are mysterious, is worthy of our trust.
“Father, I choose to trust you today.”
Psalm 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130
Luke 10:17-24
Hermas (2nd century)
The Shepherd, 10th precept (SC 53)
"Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit." "You have received the seal of the Holy Spirit: do not grieve him" (Lk 10:21; Eph 4:30) When an indecisive man fails in some business or other, sadness fills his soul, grieving the Holy Spirit and casting it out… Drive away sadness from your heart, then, and do not quench the Holy Spirit who dwells in you (I Thes 5:19) lest he summon you before God about it and abandon you. For the Holy Spirit, placed in your flesh, cannot bear either sadness or care.
Put on gladness and take your delight in it. This is what gives pleasure to God; this is what he favourably accepts. For a joyful man acts and thinks aright and treads sadness underfoot. The sad man, on the other hand, is always doing wrong . In the first place he does wrong by grieving the Holy Spirit who has been given to man in joy; then, he acts impiously by not praying to the Lord and praising him. For the prayer of a sad man has no strength to rise to the altar of God… As vinegar mixed with wine causes it to lose its taste, so sadness mixed with the Holy Spirit weakens the efficacy of prayer. So purify your heart from this pernicious sadness and you will live for God, as will all those who have stripped away sadness and clothed themselves with joy.
Daily Marriage Tip for October 6, 2018:
One secret of a memorable date night: novelty. Sometimes the tried and true is fine, but other times the effort to think of something new and fun is refreshing – and creates happy memories.
Luke 10: 17-24
The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
Introductory Prayer: Jesus, I approach you in prayer, knowing that these are some of the most important moments of the day. This time I spend with you helps put the rest of the day in perspective and gives me a sense of my total dependence on you. With childlike simplicity I trust in your loving providence. Though I am unworthy to be in your presence, I at least want to offer you my best effort during this prayer, seeking only to please you.
Petition: Let me see, Holy Spirit, that the most important thing in life is to reach heaven, and to act as if I really believe that.
Conversation with Christ: My faith is first and foremost a relationship with you, Lord. It requires a constant response of love on my part. Help me be generous in responding to your inspirations toward love.
Resolution: I will show thanks for my faith by doing an extra act of charity today.
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