Subj : =?UTF-8?Q?January_4th_=E2=80=93_St=2E_Gregory=2C_Bishop_of_Langres?= To : All From : rich Date : Thu Jan 03 2019 07:34:10 From: rich January 4th =E2=80=93 St. Gregory, Bishop of Langres THIS saint is well known to us from the writings of St Gregory of Tours, who was his great-grandson. Of very distinguished birth, he for forty years governed the district of Autun as count (comes), administering justice equitably but sternly. It was only late in life, after the death of his wife Armentaria that he turned from the world and gave himself unreservedly to God. The clergy and people then elected him bishop of Langres, and for the rest of his days he showed an admirable example of devotion to his pastoral duties. =C2 =C2 His abstemiousness in food and drink, which he was ingenious i= n concealing from the knowledge of others, was remarkable, and he often gave the hours of the night to prayer, frequenting especially the baptistery of Dijon, in which town he commonly lived. There the saints came to visit him and join him in chanting the praises of God in particular St Benignus, the apostle of Burgundy, whose cultus he had at first neglected, after some words of fatherly rebuke directed him to restore his dilapidated shrine, which has ever since been so famous in Dijon. It was here that Gregory himself, who died at Langres in 539, was brought to be buried in accordance with his own desire. His epitaph, composed by Venantius Fortunatus, suggests that any severity he had displayed as a secular ruler was expiated by the tender charity he showed to all in his last years. Even in the miracles recorded after death he seemed to give the preference to captives who had been arrested by the officers of human justice. Saint Quote: "What are all the gains, all the fortunes, all the offices and careers, even all the kingdoms of the world, compared to an offence against God, to a sin which is the greatest evil in the world? There is no work greater or more noble either in heaven or on earth than this: to prevent offences [sins] against God." --St. Joseph Cafasso (Confessor, 1811-1860) - "The Priest The Man Of God. His Dignity and Duties Bible Quotes: "I say to you that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance"=C2 (Luke 15:7) "My brethren, if any of you err from the truth, and one convert him: He must know that he who causeth a sinner to be converted from the error of his way, shall save his soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins"=C2 (James 5:19-20) <><><><> THIRTY-ONE DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS Twelfth Day GRAND DISPLAY IS OF NO VALUE TO THE HOLY SOULS =C2 =C2 =C2 In regard to pompous displays for the departed, St. Aug= ustine says: "Costly funerals and expensive displays. may afford the living some consolation, but are of no benefit to the departed." He adds, however, "Let care be bestowed upon funerals and the erection of monuments; for Holy Writ reckons these among good works. Let all perform these last services for their departed, and thereby relieve their own sorrow; but let them show greater zeal, care, and generosity in succoring the souls of the departed by Masses, prayers, and alms, and thus give evidence not only of a temporal, but also a spiritual love for those who are departed in body only, but not in spirit. According to a rule of the Church, flowers should be used at funerals of children only; circumstances may at times justify a deviation from this rule, but, at all events, it is unpardonable if the expense connected with this display deprives the soul departed of any spiritual assistance. Prayer: We beseech Thee, O Lord, by Thy infinite mercy, do not despise our prayers in behalf of the souls in Purgatory, but grant them the peace and consolation we desire for them. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Special Intercession: Pray for the souls of those who were remembered by a pompous funeral only, and have no relief in their pain. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them; may they rest in peace. Amen.=C2 (Three times) Practice: Accompany the funeral of a poor person, at. the first opportunity= ... Invocation:=C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 My Jesus, mercy! --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .