Subj : Zeal in Amending our Lives (2) To : All From : rich Date : Fri Mar 12 2021 09:20:24 From: rich Zeal in Amending our Lives (2) =C2 =C2 One day when a certain man who wavered often and anxiously bet= ween hope and fear was struck with sadness, he knelt in humble prayer before the altar of a church. While meditating on these things, he said: "Oh if I but knew whether I should persevere to the end!" Instantly he heard within the divine answer: "If you knew this, what would you do? Do now what you would do then and you will be quite secure." Immediately consoled and comforted, he resigned himself to the divine will and the anxious uncertainty ceased. His curiosity no longer sought to know what the future held for him, and he tried instead to find the perfect, the acceptable will of God in the beginning and end of every good work. =C2 =C2 "Trust thou in the Lord and do good," says the Prophet; =C2 "dwell in the land and thou shalt feed on its riches."=C2 Ps. 36:3= ... =C2 'A Kempis:=C2 Imitation of Christ=C2 Ch=C2 24 <<>><<>><<>> 13 March =E2=80=93 St Heldrad of Novalese =C2 (died c 875) Priest and Benedictine Abbot of the Novalaise in Italy from 816 to 845, according to his first biography in prose written around 1120 by an Italian monk. He is also known as Aldradus, Eldrad, Eldrado, Eldradus, Heldradus, Heltrodus and has an additional memorial on 31 October in the Benedictine Order. St Heldrad entered the world at Lambec, in Provence, his father was a feudal lord. The saint spent the entirety of his inheritance on building a church, erecting a hospice and helping the poor. Then he became a religious pilgrim and visited holy places in Italy, France and Spain. During a pilgrimage to Rome, he discovered the hospice installed on Mont-Cenis. He decided to enter this monastic community and, when Father Abbot died, he was called to govern it. He did so with all the administrative qualities that were his. At the same time as he enlarged the buildings, he made grow the spiritual life of his monks and the charity towards the travellers. He also built a hospice there and helped to expand the monastery's library. The whole life of Saint Heldrad until his death, is depicted on the frescoes of the chapel which bears his name in the Abbey of Novalese. Heldrad spent part of his childhood in Ambel. On the side of the road at the entrance of Ambel is the Saint Heldrad cross and in the parish church we see his statue and his banner. He governed the monastery for thirty years, imparting an additional vitality. He led his flock with wisdom and prudence, =E2=80=98his monks obe= yed with gaiety of heart'. La Laus perennis goes hand in hand with charitable works, in particular those of the monks of Mont-Cenis, who rescue travelers lost in the snow. He also sent monks to found another hospice not far from the Lautaret pass, at a place called Mon=C3=AAtier de Brian=C3=A7on, currently Le Mon=C3=AAtier-les-Bains. (Sanctoral of the dioc= ese of Gap and Embrun, page 22) The Roman martyrology says: =E2=80=9CAt the monastery of Noval=C3=A8se in t= he Susa valley, at the foot of Mont-Cenis, around 840, Saint Eldrade, abbot, who was zealous for divine worship, instituted permanent praise psalms and took care to build new churches.=E2=80=9D St Heldrad died on 13 March 875, =E2=80=98calm and cheerful as he lived=E2= =80=99 (Sanctoral of the diocese of Gap and Embrun, page 22). His relics were transferred to the parish church in Novalesa, Italy in 1794. He was Beatified on 9 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed). see https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/13/ Saint Quote: O Holy Mary! My Mother; into thy blessed trust and special custody, and into the bosom of thy mercy, I this day, and every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and body. To thee I commit all my anxieties and sorrows, my life and the end of my life, that by thy most holy intercession, and by thy merits, all my actions may be directed and governed by thy will and that of thy Son. -- Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Bible Quote: =C2 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazareth evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented.=C2 (Luke 16:25) <><><><> Rescue Me, Most Merciful God By Father Martin von Cochem OSFC (c 1630-1712) Most merciful God, remember at how great a price Thou didst purchase me and how much Thou didst suffer for me. For the sake of that inestimable price, do not permit me to be lost, rescue me, number me amongst the sheep of Thy fold. With them, I will then praise and magnify Thy loving kindness, to all eternity. Amen --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .