June 20th - St. Fillan of Munster
- From: "Waldtraud" <richarra@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:54:02 -0500
June 20th - St. Fillan of Munster, Missionary to Loch Earn,
(Also known as Foelan, Foellan, Foilan, Foillan, Fulan)
Early 8th century; in Ireland his feast is celebrated on January 9. (And in
some
places January 19.)
The Irish Fillan, son of Feriach, grandson of King Ceallach of Leinster,
received the monastic habit in the abbey of Saint Fintan Munnu. Then he
accompanied his mother, Saint Kentigerna, and his uncle, Saint Comgan, to
Scotland, where he became a missionary monk. He was perhaps a monk at
Taghmon in
Wexford and a hermit at Pittenweem, Fife, before being chosen as abbot of
the
nearby monastery, which he governed for some years. He retired to
Glendochart in
Perthshire, where he lived a solitary life and built a church. There he died
and
was buried at the place now called Strathfillan in his honour. Until the
early
19th century, the mentally ill were dipped into the pool here and then left
all
night, restrained, in a corner of Fillan's ruined chapel. If they were found
loose the next morning, they were considered cured.
Further north, in Ross-shire, there are dedications to his memory and that
of
his uncle (Kilkoan and Killellan). Both Irish and Scottish martyrologies
recorded his sanctity, and the Aberdeen Breviary relates some extraordinary
miracles performed by him.
History also records that Robert the Bruce put his hopes of victory at
Bannockburn into the hands of Saint Fillan. It is reported that he brought
an
arm relic of the saint into battle having passed most of the night praying
for
his intercession. Not surprisingly, the Scottish victory at Bannockburn
revived
and perpetuated his cultus, and his feast is still kept in the diocese of
Dunkeld (Attwater2, Benedictines, Coulson, Farmer, Gill, Montague).
The bell and staff of Saint Fillan still exist. The outer covering of his
staff
(crosier) can be seen at
http://www.cushnieent.force9.co.uk/photogallery1.html
These Lives are archived at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints
Saint Quote
It is important that you choose your career with care, so that you may
really follow the vocation that God has destined for you. No day
should pass without some prayer to this end. Often repeat with St.
Paul: "Lord, what will you have me do?
-St. John Bosco
Bible Quote
He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that
seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and there is no
injustice in him. (John 7:18)
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Litany of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
For Private Use Only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Queen of peace and clemency, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, dispensatrix of God's gifts, etc.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, subduer of hearts,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mother of mercy,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mother of Divine
grace,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sweet gift from
Heaven,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sovereign
benefactress,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, incomparable
treasurer,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, august Mediatrix,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, refuge in danger,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, help of the abandoned,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mother of the orphan and the destitute,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Hope of the hopeless,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, blessed by all
generations,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, sweeter than honey
and the honeycomb,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, immaculate lily perfuming the
universe with thy perfumes,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, mysterious fountain,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, safe asylum amid the dangers of the world,
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the purest and loveliest of creatures,
May Heaven revere thee, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
May the earth publish thy benefits, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
May the young take refuge under thy virginal mantle, etc.
May mothers confide to thee their children,
May the aged invoke and bless thee,
Triumph over the insensibility of our hearts,
Draw from our eyes fountains of tears,
Convert the most hardened sinners,
Be our defense when Satan assaults us,
Help us to sanctify our trials,
Bless and fertilize our labors,
Guard us under thy shield,
Be moved by our misfortunes and our dangers,
In thy charity give us refuge in thine arms,
In thy compassion cover our sins and our faults,
In thy tenderness never abandon us,
By thy humility overcome our pride,
By thy prayers assist us in our last hour,
In thy love lead us to the Heart of Jesus,
Protect us at the tribunal of God,
Preserve our Sovereign Pontiff,
Preserve the faith in our land which loves thee,
Guide the bishops and the clergy in the way of holiness,
Protect the Catholic world against the efforts of the impious,
Bring back to the Church heretics and schismatics,
Make the light of the Gospel to shine among infidels,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
V. Pray for us, O invincible Lady of the Sacred Heart,
R. That through thee, O sublime Hope of the hopeless,
we may become worthy of the promises of Jesus Christ, Our Savior.
Let Us Pray.
O God, Who for the triumph of Thy mercy and the salvation of souls
hast granted to the Immaculate Virgin Mary boundless powers over
the Heart of Jesus, grant by her prayers and intercession that we may
live and die in Thy holy love. We ask this of Thee through the same
Jesus Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
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