Subj : April 30: Saint Aimo, Model of Charity
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From : rich
Date : Mon Apr 29 2019 08:52:38

From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

April 30: Saint Aimo, Model of Charity

(died 1137)

Today we celebrate the feast day of a lesser-known saint, Saint Aimo
...=C2  Saint Aimo was a monk, born near Rennes, France, in a
difficulty time of poverty and sickness.=C2  As a young man, he entered
the Benedictine monastery at Savigny, France (in modern-day Normandy).
There, he demonstrated his charity and love for all those in the
community.

Of particular note, Saint Aimo fearlessly ministered to members of the
community who were afflicted with Leprosy.=C2  Given his seeming lack of
personal fear, and confidence and joy in his work, his superiors
assumed that he, too, was infected with the dreaded illness.=C2  As such,
he was segregated from the community, as was the practice in that day,
and spent his days as a laybrother in humble service to the ill.

Over time, his superiors realized that he was not infected with
leprosy.=C2  Saint Aimo, who never complained at his isolation, was
eventually returned to the general population of the community,
selected to become a priest, and ordained.=C2  He went on to preach
charitable kindness and experience mystical ecstacies.

The life of Saint Aimo reminds us all of our call to service, charity,
and love for one another.=C2  All too often, we may refrain from helping
others, either out of concern for ourselves, our health, the
appearance it might give to others, or our own financial security.=C2  As
with Saint Aimo, we must remember that the Lord will care for us and
provide for us, as we do for our brothers and sisters.=C2  Today, we pray
for charitable hearts open to the needs of those in our community and
our world.
=C2 by Jacob


Saint Quote:
When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to
be silent. Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and
sufferings. O holy silence, rich in great virtues! O holy silence,
which is a key of gold, keeping in safety the great treasure of holy
virtues!
-- St. Paul of the Cross


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O my Jesus, Thou who art very Love,
enkindle in my heart that Divine Fire
which consumes the Saints and transforms them into Thee.

O Lord our God,
we offer Thee our hearts
united in the strongest and most sincere love of brotherhood;
we pray that Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament
may be the daily food of our souls and bodies;
that Jesus may be established as the center of our affections,
even as He was for Mary and Joseph.
Finally, O Lord, may sin never disturb our union on earth;
and may we be eternally united in heaven with Thee
and Mary and Joseph and with all Thy Saints.

Amen.

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