Subj : December 24th - St. Delphinus, Bishop of Bordeaux
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From : rich
Date : Sun Dec 23 2018 08:22:22

From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

December 24th - St. Delphinus, Bishop of Bordeaux
(d. 403)

Little is known of the origins of Saint Delphinus; it is after his
elevation to the episcopate that he became famous among the bishops of
his time as a vigilant protector of the truth. We have written
evidence, however, that his piety and learning made him so celebrated
that the saintliest bishops of the Church were honored to be his
friends and to correspond with him.

He was present at the Council of Saragossa in 380, at which the
Priscillian heretics were condemned. Later he assembled a Council in
Bordeaux, his episcopal city, which the heretics had entered and where
they were working havoc; this assembly condemned once again the same
propagators of error. The bishop's force and preaching so reduced
their influence that they abandoned the region entirely and fled to
Italy.

Delphinus, who became bishop of Bordeaux, was to Aquitaine what Saint
Martin of Tours was to Gaul in the opinion of Saint Paulinus of Nola,
whom he baptized. He was an unremitting opponent of the
Priscillianists

Saint Delphinus baptized Saint Paulinus, later Bishop of Nola, in 388,
and inspired in him the desire to live a life of perfection. He, in
several letters, speaks of Saint Delphinus as his father and his
master. Saint Delphinus died on the 24th of December, at the beginning
of the fifth century.

Source: Les Petits Bollandistes: Vies des Saints, by Msgr. Paul Gu=C3=A9rin
(Bloud et Barral: Paris, 1882)


Saint Quote:
Sometimes, when the soul least thinks of it, and when it least desires
it, God touches it divinely causing certain recollections of Himself.
--John of the Cross

Bible Quote:
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was
covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to slee=
p;
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
[Pro 24:30-34]


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Daily Thoughts and Prayers for Our Beloved Dead

"Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because
the hand of the Lord hath touched me" Job. 19-21.

11th Day

St. Francis de Sales tells us: "Devotion to the Souls in Purgatory
contains in itself all the works of mercy, which super-naturalized by
a spirit of Faith, should merit us Heaven.''

Prayers:=C2  =C2 Our Father, Three Hail Marys, Gloria, De Profundis.

De Profundis

=C2  =C2 Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee,
O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
=C2  =C2 Let Thine ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication.
=C2  =C2 If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand it?
=C2  =C2 For with Thee there is merciful
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word;
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
=C2  =C2 From the morning watch even until
night; let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy;
And with Him plenteous redemption.
=C2  =C2 And He shall redeem Israel from
all its iniquities.
=C2  =C2 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them:
=C2  =C2 May they rest in peace. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, deliver the souls of the faithful departed from
the flames of hell, and let Thine angels bring them into the holy
light. We offer Thee, O Lord, a sacrifice of prayer and praise, accept
them in behalf of all the Souls in Purgatory, that they may pass from
death to life everlasting with Thee in Heaven.

Also see entire 31day prayer at:
http://www.faithfuldeparted.net/prayers.html
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