Renewal in Christ
Old age has its many complaints: coughing, shaking, failing eyesight,
anxiety, and weariness. The world is old, and it too is full of pressing
tribulations.
Do not refuse to regain your youth in Christ who says: The world is
passing
away. Do not fear.
Your youth shall be renewed.
-Augustine-- Sermon 81, 8
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May 6th - St. Edbert of Lindisfarne, OSB B (RM)
(Also known as Eadbert, Eadbeorht)
Died May 6, 698. When Saint Cuthbert, bishop of Lindisfarne, died in 687,
he was
succeeded by Saint Edbert. The venerable Bede wrote that Edbert was a man
noted
for his knowledge of the Scriptures and for his obedience to God's
commandments,
and especially for his generosity. Bede tells us that Saint Edbert every
year
"obeyed the law of the Old Testament by giving one tenth of all his
cattle, his
crops, his fruit, and his clothing to the poor."
Eleven years after Cuthbert's death, his coffin was opened and the body
was
found to be incorrupt, the joints still pliable and the clothing fresh and
bright. Edbert kissed the clothing that had covered the saint's body, then
ordered that new garments be put on the saint and a new coffin made. The
coffin,
he said, must be given a place of honor. And he instructed his monks to
leave a
space under it for his own grave, which he filled within a very short
time.
Edbert imitated his predecessor in other acts of godliness, spending 40
days in
solitary meditation twice annually (Lent and before Christmas) on a small
island, and building fine churches for the wor****p of God. He installed a
leaden
roof on the wooden church built by Saint Finan and dedicated to Saint
Peter on
Lindisfarne. Edbert lies, like Cuthbert, in Durham Cathedral, for the
bodies of
both saints were carried there in 875 after many years of being moved
around to
escape the marauders from Scandinavia (Benedictines, Bentley, Farmer,
Husenbeth).
Saint Quote:
Take care not to meddle in things which do not concern you, nor even allow
them
to pass through your mind; for perhaps you will not then be able to fulfil
your
own task.
-St. John of the Cross
Bible Quote:
He who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is truthful, and there is
no
injustice in him. .(St. John 7:18)
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Litany to Saint Philomena
Composed by Saint John Vianney
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 Ghost,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity one God,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Queen of Virgins,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, filled with the most abundant graces from the cradle,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, model of Virgins,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, temple of the most perfect humility,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, inflamed with zeal for the Glory of God,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, victim of the love of Jesus,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, example of strength and perseverance,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, invincible champion of chastity,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, mirror of the most heroic virtues,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, firm and intrepid in the face of torments,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, scourged like thy Divine Spouse,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, pierced by a shower of arrows,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, consoled by the Mother of God when in chains,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, cured miraculously in prison,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, comforted by Angels in thy torments,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who preferred torments and death to the splendors of a
throne,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who converted the witnesses of thy Martyrdom,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who wore out the fury of thy executioners,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, protectress of the innocent,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, patron of youth,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, refuge of the unfortunate,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, health of the sick and the weak,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, new light of the Church Militant,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who confounds the impiety of the world,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who stimulates the faith and courage of the faithful,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, whose name is glorified in Heaven and feared in Hell,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, made illustrious by the most striking miracles,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, all powerful with God,
pray for us.
Saint Philomena, who reigns in glory,
pray for us.
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, Great Saint Philomena,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
We implore Thee, O Lord, by the intercession of Saint Philomena, Virgin
and
Martyr, who was ever most pleasing to Thine eyes by reason of her eminent
purity
and the practice of all the virtues, pardon us our sins and grant us all
the
graces we need [name any special grace you may require]. Amen.
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