Monday, August, 19: St. John Eudes, Priest (1601-1680)
St. John Eudes was a French missionary. At the age of fourteen he took a vow of chastity, and at age 24, he was ordained a priest at age 24. He cared for plague victims risking his own life. He preached missions and was known as the greatest preacher of his age, throughout France. He founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge, a refuge for prostitutes, and the Society of Jesus and Mary, to educate priests. He wrote “Le Coeur Admirable de la Très Sainte Mère de Dieu”.
“Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desires and his disposition live and reign there.”
Patron: missionaries
Tuesday, August 20: St. Bernard, Priest, Doctor (1091-1153)
St. Bernard was born of noble parentage, under the care of his pious parents. After the death of his mother, he joined the Cistercian Order, of which he persuaded his brothers and several of his friends to follow his example. The reputation of St Bernard spread far and wide; even the Popes were governed by his advice. He was credited with many miracles
“The man who is wise, therefore, will see his life as more like a reservoir than a canal. The canal simultaneously pours out what it receives; the reservoir retains the water till it is filled, then discharges the overflow without loss to itself … Today there are many in the Church who act like canals, the reservoirs are far too rare … You too must learn to await this fullness before pouring out your gifts, do not try to be more generous than God.”
Patron: bookkeepers, candlemakers
Wednesday, August 21 : St. Pius X, Pope (1835-1914)
Two of the most outstanding accomplishments of this saintly Pope were the inauguration of the liturgical renewal and the restoration of frequent communion from childhood. He also waged taught against the heresy and evils of Modernism. From St. Pius X we learn again that “the folly of the Cross”, simplicity of life, and humility of heart are still the highest wisdom and conditions of a perfect Christian life, for they are the very source of all apostolic fruitfulness.
“To heal the breach between the rich and the poor, it is necessary to distinguish between justice and charity.”
Patron: first communicants
Thursday, August 22: The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Catholic teaching on this subject is expressed in the papal encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam, issued by Pope Prius XII. It states that Mary is called Queen of Heaven, because her son, Jesus Christ, is the king of Israel and heavenly king of the universe. the Davidic tradition of Israel recognized the mother of the king as the Queen Mother of Israel.
The title, Queen of Heaven, has long been a Catholic tradition, from Middle Ages, long before it was given a formal definition status by the Church
Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship.
Friday, August 23: St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
Rose was born in Peru to Spanish parents. Her parents tried to get Rose, a beauty, married, but she refused. When they refused to let her enter the convent she became a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic. She set up a room in her house to care for those in need, orphans, homeless, elderly.
The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than for imitation—excessive practice of mortification.
She was born to parents of Spanish descent in Lima, Peru, at a time when South America was in its first century of evangelization. She seems to have taken Catherine of Siena (April 29) as a model, in spite of the objections and ridicule of parents and friends. When she died at 31, the city turned out for her funeral, and prominent men took turns carrying her coffin.
“The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.”
Patron: embroiderers, sewing lace, gardeners, florist people ridiculed or misunderstood for their piety, for the resolution of family quarrels, vanity
Patron: Americas,
Saturday, August 24: St. Bartholomew, Apostle (time of Christ)
Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. He has been identified with Nathaniel, who appears in the Gospel of John as being introduced to Jesus by Phillip.
Patron: butchers, leather workers, neurological diseases, shoemakers, plasterers
Sunday, August 25: St. Louis of France, king (1226-1270)
At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed.as other kings had. Louis was different, he actually interpreted his kingly duties in the light of faith. After the violence of two previous reigns, he brought peace and justice.
He replaced trial by battle with a form of examination of witnesses and encouraged the use of written records in court. He was respectful of the papacy, founded hospitals for the sick and cared for lepers. He fed the hungry and helped the poor
“I advise you that you accustom yourself to frequent confession, and that you choose always, as your confessors, men who are upright and sufficiently learned, and who can teach you what you should do and what you should avoid.”
“Fix your whole heart upon God, and love Him with all your strength, for without this no one can be saved.”
Patron: Barbers, Grooms, Secular Franciscan Order
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