Subj : August 7th - St. Victricius of Rouen To : All From : rich Date : Sun Aug 06 2017 10:03:07 From: rich August 7th - St. Victricius of Rouen, Bishop (RM) 8th archbishop of Rouen, friend of St. Martin of Tours (Sulpic. Sev. Dial. iii. 2; Boll. Acta SS. Aug. ii. 194) and St. Paulinus of Nola, to whose letters we owe some details of his life. He became bishop of Rouen before 390, and occupied himself with the conversion of the heathen Morini and Nervii in Flanders and Brabant. He was summoned in 394 or 395 to Britain to assist the bishops there in re-establishing peace, probably in their contest with Pelagianism (Victricius, Lib. de Laude SS., Migne, Patr. Lat. xx. 443). An accusation of heresy, as it seems (cf. Ceillier, viii. 76), brought him to Rome at the close of 403 to defend himself before the pope (Paulinus, Ep. xxxvii. [36], Migne, Patr. Lat. lxi. 353). While there he received, in answer to a request for information, the famous letter of Innocent I. called the Libor Regularum, treating of various heads of ecclesiastical practice and discipline (Patr. Lat. lvi. 519). [INNOCENTIUS.] The church at Rouen flourished under his care. The relics he obtained, the musical services he instituted, and the devotion=E2=80=94under his guidance=E2=80= =94of the virgins and widows, caused the city, hitherto unknown, to be spoken of with reverence in distant lands, and counted among cities famed for their sacred spots (Paulinus, Ep. xviii. =C2=A7 5, Patr. Lat. col. 239). In 409 he was apparently dead (Ep. xlviii. col. 398). (Migne, Patr. Lat. xx. 437, 438; Hist. Litt. ii. 752-754; Le Brun in Boll. Acta SS. u.s.; Gall. Christ. xi. 7.) An extant treatise or sermon called the Libor de Laude Sanctorum, composed on the occasion of the receipt of some relics from St. Ambrose of Milan, was formerly ascribed to St. Germanus of Auxerre (Hist. Litt. ii. 261, 750), but the discovery of a MS. at St. Gall, in the 18th cent., made it clear that it belonged to Victricius (see Praefatio of the abb=C3=A9 Lebeuf in Migne, Patr. Lat. xx. 437-442) It gives a few details of the condition of the church at Rouen. Paulinus had perhaps read this document (Ep. xviii.). This Version taken from: http://www.ccel.org/w/wace/biodict/htm/iii.xxii.xxi.htm Saint Quote However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more humbled, seeing himself merely as a tool which God has made use of. --St. Vincent de Paul Bible Quote: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14) " <><><><> THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS FROM THE PURGATORIAN MANUAL (Imprimatur 1946) Eleventh Day OUR DUTY TO RELIEVE THE SOULS IN PURGATORY In bestowing charity upon any person, we are usually guided by the degree of his poverty; but, who is in such great need as he who possesses absolutely nothing, owes a heavy debt, is unable to labor or gain any merit, or even to beg, and must nevertheless suffer the most excruciating torments until the last farthing has been paid? There is a universal law to assist the needy, which extends even to strangers ; but here the obligation is greatest, because among these souls in Purgatory, are such as were intimately connected with us, who suffer, perhaps, for having loved us excessively. Among the sufferers are our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends. How exceedingly painful for them to be forgotten and deserted even by those whose happiness they promoted during their sojourn upon earth; to see the possessions left to their children foolishly squandered, they themselves not receiving the benefit of the least farthing thereof ! What proofs of extreme coldness and ingratitude ! Were any of these persons afflicted with the least pain upon earth, we would do all in our power to relieve them, but, as it is, we are devoid of all sympathy, and leave them in their terrible suffering and anguish. Prayer: Have mercy, O Lord, upon the suffering souls in Purgatory, and mitigate the severity of Thy judgment, that they, who, during their earthly lives believed in Thee hoped in Thee, and loved Thee, may receive the crown of justice in Heaven. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Special Intercession: Pray for the souls of those who are suffering for their negligence in-praying for the souls in Purgatory. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them; may they rest in peace. Amen. (Three times) Practice: Suffer patiently the disagreeable occurrences in your intercourse with others. Invocation: My Jesus, mercy! See entire 31day prayer at: http://www.faithfuldeparted.net/prayers.html --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .