Subj : =?UTF-8?Q?July_17th_=E2=80=93_St=2E_Marcellina_?= To : All From : rich Date : Fri Jul 16 2021 10:37:29 From: rich July 17th =E2=80=93 St. Marcellina Born c.330=C2 at=C2 Trier,=C2 Gaul=C2 (in modern=C2 Germany) Diedc.398=C2 of natural causes buried=C2 in the=C2 crypt=C2 under the=C2 altar=C2 of the=C2 Am= brosian Basilica=C2 in=C2 Milan,=C2 Italy Saint Marcellina was the elder sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan and Saint Satyrus. Their mother moved the family back to Rome after the death of their father, who was the prefect of Gaul. Once there Marcellina was entrusted by her pious mother with the education of her brothers, whom she inspired by word and example to thirst for Christian virtue. She received the veil of a consecrated virgin from the hands of Pope Liberius on Christmas Day, 353, in Saint Peter's Basilica. During his homily on that occasion he exhorted her to the evangelical virtues and to behave in church with the utmost respect. He reminded those present of the page of Alexander the Great, who, for fear of disturbing the solemnity of a pagan sacrifice by shaking off a piece of burning wax that had fallen on his hand, let it burn him to the bone. For the rest of her life, she lived in a private home, first with her mother and after her mother's death with another virgin. Although Marcellina practiced great austerity, she outlived both her brothers. She fasted daily until evening when she would partake only of simple fare and water. Sometimes she went for days without eating anything. Marcellina spent most of the day and night in prayer, pious reading, and tears of divine love and compunction. She slept only when it overcame her body. In her later years, Saint Ambrose, who mentions Marcellina in De virgine (c. 1-4) and two of his epistles (20 and 22), advised her to moderate her austerities, but redouble her fervor in tears and holy prayer. He recommended especially that she often recite the Psalms, Lord's Prayer, and Creed, which he calls the seal of a Christian and the guard of our hearts. She survived Ambrose but after her death Marcellina's body was enshrined at Milan (Benedictines, Encyclopedia, Husenbeth). Saint Quote: Do you want our Lord to give you many graces? Visit Him often. Do you want Him to give graces? Visit Him seldom. Visits to the Blessed Sacrament are powerful and indispensable means of overcoming the attacks of the devil. Make frequent visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and the devil will be powerless against you. -- St. John Bosco Humility-- A strange thing, the minute you've you got it, you've lost it. <><><><> THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS FROM THE PURGATORIAN MANUAL=C2 (Imprimatur 1946) 8th Day PAIN OF HELPLESSNESS AND DESOLATION =C2 =C2 =C2 The souls in Purgatory have entered into the realm of D= ivine Justice. The penance and satisfaction due for their faults must be made, either by the pain of Purgatory itself, or by the suffrages of the faithful, consisting in prayer, good works, and the spiritual treasure of indulgences bestowed upon them; for the suffering souls can no longer merit, and are entirely unable to assist themselves. A sick man and a beggar have a tongue to ask for help, and the very of their misery will move others to compassion. The suffering souls, however, have no resource but that of patience, resignation, and hope. To all their moans there is but one answer, "the night hath come, in which no man can work." =C2 =C2 =C2 Hence in their extreme desolation and distress, they in= cessantly cry out to us for relief and assistance; but since they cannot do this in a manner perceptible to us, holy Church does it for them, by instituting many touching devotions behalf. Can we, then, be cold and heartless towards these souls ? "A hard heart will fare evil at the ." Be not then indifferent to your own interests. Prayer: Have mercy, O Lord, upon the suffering souls in Purgatory, in their helplessness and desolation. Comfort them by the prayers and petitions of the angels and the just in Heaven and upon earth; shorten the time of their suffering, and reward them with joys eternal. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Special Intercession: Pray for the most forsaken and helpless souls. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them; may they rest in peace. Amen. (Three times) Practice: Deny yourself a little comfort, or some special consolation, and offer it for the most forsaken souls in Purgatory. Invocation: My Jesus, mercy! --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .