June 26th - Bl. Andrea Giacinto Longhin
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- Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:37:06 -0500
June 26th - Bl. Andrea Giacinto Longhin
(Also known as Andrea of Fiumicello; Andrew Longhin; Andrew of Campodarsego;
Bishop of the Catechism; Hyacinth Bonaventure Longhin)
The only son of Matthew and Judith Marin, poor and pious tenant farmers. He
early felt a call to the priesthood. Against the wishes of his father, he
became a Capuchin novice, taking the name Andrew of Campodarsego at Bassano
del Grappa, Venice on 27 August 1879 at age 16. Studied at Padua and Venice,
made his solemn profession on 4 October 1883, and was ordained on 19 June
1886.
Spiritual director for young religious for 18 years. Taught at the Capuchin
seminary at Udine. Director of Capuchin teachers at Padua in 1889. Director
of theology students in Venice in 1891. Capuchin Provincial Minister at
Venice on 18 April 1902 where he came to the attention of the future Pope
Saint Pius X. Bishop of Treviso, ordained in Rome on 17 April 1904, a see he
would hold for 32 years.
He entered the see with reform in mind, and spent five years traveling from
parish to parish, preaching and becoming close to his parishioners and
clergy, many of whom resisted his reforming efforts. He reformed the
diocesan seminary, improving the quality of teaching and spiritual
formation. He promoted spiritual retreats for the clergy, and worked with
lay groups, especially those involved in the Catholic social movement,
supporting the right for workers to organize. He encouraged religious orders
to work in his diocese; male institutes went from 7 to 12, women's from 10
to 24 during his bishopric, and these included houses of Franciscans,
Passionists, Salesians, Carmelites, Somaschi Fathers, Camillians Fathers
Giuseppini, and Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Friend of Saint
Leopold Mandic.
During the air and ground attacks that destroyed Treviso in World War I,
Bishop Andrew stayed at his post, and told his priests that they could leave
if they were ministering to refugees. Andrew became the center of work in
the community, organizing help for soldiers, the wounded, the sick and the
poor. Because he refused to ally himself with any of the war parties, he was
convicted of defeatism, and was imprisoned with several of his priests. Upon
his release, he resumed his work of ministering in his diocese, and
rebuilding the city and the 47 parishes that had been destroyed, and was
eventually awarded the Cross of Merit war decoration.
During the post-war years, Bishop Andrew worked with many lay groups to help
keep the Catholic social movement as Catholic as possible. He insisted on
non-violence and loyalty to the Church, which put him at odds with the
growing Fascist movement. In 1920 he supported Leghe Bianche, a Christian
union movement. Pope Pius X chose him as Apostolic Visitor to Padua 1923 and
then Udine in 1927 to 1928 in order to return unity between the priests and
bishops of those dioceses.
Born on 22 November 1863 in Fiumicello di Campodarsego, province and diocese
of Padua, Italy as Hyacinth Bonaventure Longhin Died Friday 26 June 1936 in
Treviso, Italy of natural causes following an eight-month illness; interred
in the cathedral of Treviso
Venerated in 21 December 1998 by Pope John Paul II. Beatified 10:00 am
Sunday 20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II; his Cause began on 21 April
1964; his beatification miracle involved the 1964 cure of Dino Stella from
diffuse peritonitis. Canonized pending
Quote:
"The Catholic Church, having received the apostolic teaching and faith,
though spread over the whole world, guards it sedulously, as though dwelling
in one house; and these truths she uniformly teaches, as having but one soul
and one heart; these truths she proclaims, teaches, and hands down as though
she had but one mouth."
-St. Irenaeus in the second century
Bible Quote
He that heareth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me;
and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. (Luke 10:16)
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Since we are about to conclude the month of the Sacred
Heart, the following is a communal Consecration to the
Sacred Heart of Jesus:
O Lord Jesus, holy and sweet love of our souls who hast
promised that wherever two or three are gathered together in
Thy name Thou wilt be there in their midst, behold, O Divine
and most amiable Jesus, our hearts united in one common
accord to adore, praise, love, bless and please Thy most Holy
and Sacred Heart, to which we dedicate ourselves and
consecrate our hearts for time and eternity. We renounce
forever all love and affection which are not in the love and
affection of Thy adorable Heart; we desire that all the desires,
longings and aspirations of our hearts may be always
according to the good pleasure of Thy Heart, which we wish
to please as much as we are able. But as we can do nothing
good of ourselves, we beseech Thee, O most adorable Jesus,
by the infinite goodness and meekness of Thy most Sacred
Heart, to sustain our hearts and confirm them in the resolution
of loving and serving Thee, with which Thou dost inspire
them in order that nothing may ever separate us or disunite us
from Thee, but that we may be always faithful and constant in
this resolution. We sacrifice to the love of Thy Sacred Heart
all that can give vain pleasure to our hearts and all that can
engross them uselessly with the things of this world where we
confess that everything besides loving and serving Thee alone
is vanity and affliction of spirit. O Divine and most amiable
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, may Thou be blessed, loved
and glorified eternally. Amen.
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