July 30th - St. Peter Chrysologus
- From: "Hildi" <hildigard8@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:47:56 -0500
July 30th - St. Peter Chrysologus B, Doctor (RM)
Born at Imola, Emilia, Italy, c. 400; died at Imola, July 31, c. 450; feast day
was December 4. Although Saint Peter Chrysologus ('golden speeched') has been
included among the Doctors of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729, very
little is known about his life. All his writings have perished except a large
collection of short sermons. There is no account of him earlier than nearly 400
years after his death, and it is unreliable.
Saint Peter studied under the direction of and was ordained deacon by Bishop
Cornelius of Imola, of whom he speaks with veneration and gratitude. Peter
successively was appointed by Emperor Valentinian III and his mother Galla
Placida as archdeacon and then archbishop to succeed John of Ravenna, who was a
frequent correspondent with Pope Gregory the Great. An unlikely legend says that
he was named bishop of Ravenna around 433 by Pope Saint Sixtus III, who
reputedly selected him in place of another elected by the people because of a
vision Sixtus had telling him to do so.
At any rate, he at once set about the reform of his lax see and to eradicate
paganism. He was known for his charities, and preached so effectively that he
was surnamed Chrysologus. His first sermon impressed Empress Galla Placidia
enough that thereafter she generously supported his ambitious building projects,
including a baptistery and church dedicated to Saint Andrew in Classis, the port
of Ravenna. Her son, Valentinian, and Saint Leo the Great respected and
supported him as well. Sometimes he would become so caught up in the excitement
of his own preaching that he would become momentarily speechless.
Peter was one of those who received a letter from the Monophysite leader
Eutyches protesting his condemnation by Saint Flavian of Constantinople. Peter
advised Eutyches to stop attempting to justify himself after his condemnation by
the synod of Constantinople in 448 and not to cause dissension in the Church. He
referred him to the teaching authority of the bishop of Rome.
Bishop Peter received Saint Germanus of Auxerre in Ravenna in 448, and when
Germanus died there on July 31, Saint Peter officiated at his funeral, and kept
his hood and sackcloth as relics. Peter was forewarned of his own death soon
thereafter and returned to Imola for his final days.
Peter's sermons, almost all on Gospel subjects, are simple, practical, and
clear, but are without the eloquence that his surname suggests. Nevertheless,
these extant homilies were the reason Pope Benedict XIII declared him a Doctor
of the Church in 1729 (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney, Farmer, Walsh, White).
In art, Saint Peter is shown being presented to Pope Sixtus III by SS. Peter and
Apollinaris of Ravenna; or with a dish in his hand (White).
This Version Taken From:
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0730.htm
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Martyrology
At Calaruega in Spain, Blessed Mannes, brother of our Father St. Dominic. He
possessed sincerity and simplicity to a high degree, and was devoted to
contemplation. Rich in merit and renowned for his miracles, he died a holy death
in the Cistercian monastery of St. Peter at Gamiel. A duplex feast.
At Rome, the holy martyrs Abdon and Sennen, Persians. Under the Emperor Decius,
they were brought to Rome bound in chains, and for the Christian faith were
first scourged with leaden tipped whips and then slain with the sword. A memory.
At Assisi in Umbria, St. Rufinus, martyr.
At Tuburbe in Africa, the holy virgins and martyrs Maxima, Donatilla, and
Secunda. In the persecution of Valerian and Gallienus, Maxima and Donatilla were
forced to drink vinegar and gall and were then severely beaten. They were
tortured on the rack, burnt on gridirons, and then rubbed with lime. Afterward,
they were thrown to the beasts, along with Secunda, a girl of twelve years of
age. As the beasts did not harm them, all three were slain by the sword.
At Caesarea in Cappadocia, St. Julitta, martyr. She went to law to recover her
goods from an influential man who had defrauded her. He maintained that since
she was a Christian she ought not to be heard. She was immediately ordered by
the judge to offer incense to idols, so that she might present her case. She
firmly refused. Being cast into the flames, she rendered up her soul to God, but
her body remained unhurt by the fire. St. Basil the Great has celebrated the
excellence of her glory in a beautiful eulogy.
At Auxerre, St. Ursus, bishop and confessor.
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NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost. R. Amen.
Lord Jesus, Who have deigned to open by Thy special love
the unutterable goodness and riches of Thy Heart to Thy
Bride, the Church: grant to us, Thy servants, that we may
merit to be enriched and refreshed by Thy heavenly graces,
flowing from this sweetest of fountains.
R. Amen.
V. Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us. R. Set our hearts
on fire with love of Thee.
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who have said: Ask and you shall
receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened
unto you; mercifully attend to our supplications, and grant us
the gift of Thy divine charity, that we may ever love Thee
with our whole heart and with all our words and deeds, and
may never cease from praising Thee.
R. Amen. (pause here to make petitions to the Sacred Heart)
V. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, most obedient to the will of the
Father. R. Incline our hearts to Thee, that we may do always
what is pleasing to Thee.
O Divine Heart of Jesus, grant, we pray Thee, eternal rest to
the souls in purgatory, final grace to those who are about to
die, true repentance to sinners, the light of faith to non-
Christians, and Thy blessing to us and all who are dear to us.
To Thee, therefore, we commend all these souls, and in their
behalf we offer unto Thee all the merits of Thy Sacred Heart.
R. Amen.
V. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, thirsting for our salvation.
R. Recall us sinners to Thy Heart, that we may not die in our
sins.
Let us pray.
O God, Who dost deign mercifully to bestow upon us the
infinite treasures of love in the Heart of Thy Son, which was
wounded for our sins; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who
pay Him the devout homage of our piety may in like manner
show unto Thee our due of worthy satisfaction. Through the
same Christ our Lord. R. Amen.
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