Subj : September 17th - St. Satyrus of Milan To : All From : rich Date : Tue Sep 15 2020 10:11:35 From: rich September 17th - St. Satyrus of Milan d. 379 Satyrus was the elder brother of St. Ambrose, born sometime before the year 340, probably at Trier. The sister, St. Marcellina, was the eldest. When their father, who was prefect of the praetorium of the Gauls, died about 3-4 the family moved to Rome, where the two boys were well educated under the watchful eyes of their mother and sister. Satyrus undertook a public career, practised as a lawyer, and became prefect of an unnamed province. When St. Ambrose was elected bishop of Milan in 374, Satyrus resigned his post to undertake the administration of the temporal concerns of the see for his brother. He made several voyages to Africa, on the last of which he nearly lost his life through shipwreck, and in consequence took the first opportunity to receive baptism, having hitherto been only a catechumen. =C2 Before jumping overboard from the wrecked vessel he was given a particle of the Blessed Sacrament by one of his fellow voyagers, which he wrapped in a scarf and fastened about his neck. He died suddenly at Milan, in the arms of his sister and brother, who distributed his estate among the poor in accordance with his wish that they should deal with it as they thought best. St. Ambrose eulogized the mighty merits of St. Satyrus, his integrity and his kindness, in his funeral sermon, in the course of which he asks God mercifully to accept the priestly sacrifices, which he offers for his dead brother. The passages in the writings of St. Ambrose, upon which all our knowledge of St. Satyrus is based, are printed in the Acta Sanctorum, September, vol. v. Saint Quote: "There would be no need for sermons, if our lives were shining; there would be no need for words, if we bore witness with our deeds. There would be no pagans, if we were true Christians." --Saint John Chrysostom Saint Quote: I am not only the Queen of Heaven, but also the Mother of Mercy. --Our Lady to Saint Faustina <><><><> THE HAND IN THE HARVEST What measure of love is the greatest To separate wheat from the chaff? The hand of God in the harvest Made known by the power of His staff. --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .