Subj : March 18th - St. Salvator of Horta To : All From : rich Date : Sat Mar 17 2018 10:05:26 From: rich March 18th - St. Salvator of Horta Also known as Salvador, Salvatore Memorial 17 April (Friars Minor) (1520-1567) A reputation for holiness does have some drawbacks. Public recognition can be a nuisance at times--as the confreres of Salvator found out. Salvator was born during Spain's Golden Age. Art, politics and weal= th were flourishing. So was religion. Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus in 1540. Salvator's parents were poor. At the age of 21 he entered the Franciscans as a brother and was soon known for his asceticism, humility and simplicity. As cook, porter and later the official beggar for the friars in Tortosa, he became well known for his charity. He healed the sick with the Sign of the Cross. When crowds of sick people began coming to the friary to see Salvator, the friars transferred him to Horta. Again the sick flocked to ask his intercession; one person estimated that two thousand people a week came to see Salvator. He told them to examine their consciences, to go to confession and to receive Holy Communion worthily. He refused to pray for those who would not receive those sacraments. The public attention given to Salvator was relentless. The crowds would sometimes tear off pieces of his habit as relics. Two years before his death, Salvator was moved again, this time to Cagliari on the island of Sardinia. He died at Cagliari saying, "Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit." He was canonized in 1938. Comment: Medical science is now seeing more clearly the relation of some diseases to one's emotional and spiritual life. In Healing Life=E2= =80=99s Hurts, Matthew and Dennis Linn report that sometimes people experience relief from illness only when they have decided to forgive others. Salvator prayed that people might be healed, and many were. Surely not all diseases can be treated this way; medical help should not be abandoned. But notice that Salvator urged his petitioners to reestablish their priorities in life before they asked for healing. Saint Quote: When death comes, and we stand before God, no king can command Him, no authority can restrain Him, no riches can hire Him to wait past his appointed time even one moment of an hour. Therefore let us speak what we are bound to speak and do the deeds we are called to do. No empty time is allowed to any of us. -- Saint Thomas More Bible Quote: 28 After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfil the scripture), =E2=80=9CI thirst.=E2=80=9D 29 A bowl full of vinega= r stood there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, =E2=80=9CIt = is finished=E2=80=9D; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:28-30) RSVCE <><><><> Angels--Their Nine Choirs--The Principalities We now come to the Three Administrative Choirs, who carry out the directions of the Regulative Choirs. Of these three the highest is called the Principalities. The Principalities consist of those members of the Heavenly Host who have entrusted to their care provinces and kingdoms. They are the guardians of nations and peoples. They seek to influence the hearts of their rulers, and to guide events under God's direction for the benefit of the land or district committed to their care. We ought to pray to the Angel who guards our country as well as to its Patron Saint for its many needs. The Principalities take so special an interest in their own province, that we find in Daniel x. 2, a sort of contest between the Prince or ruling spirit of Persia and the Prince of Palestine respecting the return of the Jews. They each had, at first an opinion of their own, yet as soon as God's will was known, it is an equal joy to both to carry it out. Is this my case? The Principalities are thus the Generals of the army of Heaven, carrying out instructions as a general does those of his chief or of the Cabinet at home. To their ranks will be added many who are sent to carry the gospel to heathen lands, or who are entrusted with widespread authority over the faithful. Among them we shall one day see many great Saints, and many Bishops and Archbishops, Christian kings and others, who have ruled faithfully the Church or State. --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .