I shall
raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will act
in accord with my heart and my mind, says the Lord. - I Sam 2:35
in accord with my heart and my mind, says the Lord. - I Sam 2:35
“Love
God, serve God:
everything
is in that.” ~ St Clare of Assisi
Remembering...
St Martin
of Tours
Bishop,
Patron of Soldiers
Italy
~ 316 - 397
"The
Glory of Gaul"
Feast
Day – Nov 11
St
Martin bore a great love for Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament,
the
faith and the poor. He was a soldier in his youth.
The
most famous episode of the military period in Martin's life is his meeting with
a poor man almost naked in the dead of winter, and trembling with cold. Martin
did not have a penny to give him, but he remembered the text of the Gospel: “I was naked, and
you clothed Me.”
“My
friend,” he said, “I have nothing but my weapons
and my garments.” And
taking up his sword, he divided his cloak into two parts and gave one to the
beggar. The following night he saw Jesus Christ in a dream, clothed with this
half-cloak and saying to His Angels: “It is Martin, still a
catechumen, who covered Me.” Soon afterwards he was
baptized.
Interesting fact: Martin
Luther was named after St. Martin,
as he was baptized on November 11 (St. Martin 's Day), 1483.
St
Martin of Tours, pray for us!
Let
us join in prayers of gratitude for the generosity,
sacrifice,
heroism
and bravery of all of our veterans – past and
present!
Armistice Day (also known as
Remembrance Day) is on 11 November and commemorates the
armistice signed between the Allies of World War
I and Germany at Compiègne , France
"To
us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride
in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for
the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of
the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice
in the councils of the nations."
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