Subj : =?UTF-8?Q?May_28th_=E2=80=93_St=2E_Germanus_of_Paris?= To : All From : rich Date : Mon May 27 2019 08:42:52 From: rich May 28th =E2=80=93 St. Germanus of Paris B (RM) (also known as Germain) Born near Autun, France, c. 496; died in Paris, France, May 28, 576; canonized 754. Saint Germain was ordained in Autun in 530 and ten years later was elected abbot of the monastery of Saint Symphorian there. About 556, he was in Paris when the bishopric fell vacant and was appointed both bishop and archbishop to King Childebert I. In no way did the great office affect the saint's pattern of life. Always austere, he was continuously pestered by the poor and never repulsed them; history has given him the title, "father of the poor." Germain was unwearying and fearless in his endeavors to put a stop to civil strife and to curb the viciousness of the Frankish kings, but with little effect. Through Germain, God cured King Childebert of an illness and converted him from licentiousness. It was to him that Saint Radegund appealed successfully for protection against her brutal husband, Chlotar I. When he died, the great poet Venantius Fortunatus wrote a eulogy of his life which, in spite of its many incredible miracles and legends, fittingly thanks God for a vigorous and noble saint. The oldest and greatest of the medieval abbeys of Paris, Saint- Germain-des-Pr=C3=A9s, was in fact founded in the saint's own lifetime=E2= =80=94in 558 by King Childebert I. Saint Germain consecrated it to Saint Vincent and to the Holy Cross. When Germain died at the age of eighty, he was buried in this abbey in a sumptuous tomb that the French revolutionaries destroyed; and when he was canonized it was reconsecrated in his name. That King Childebert I should have founded such a place of Christian learning is a tribute to the influence of Saint Germain (Attwater, Benedictines, Bentley). Saint Germanus is depicted in art lying in bed and extinguishing a fire by his prayers. At times he may also be shown with a chain and key in his hand or as Saint Peter appears to him with a key (Roeder). Germanus is the patron of choral singing, and invoked against fever, fire, and on behalf of prisoners (Roeder). Saint Quote: But when does the flesh receive the bread which He calls His flesh? The faithful know and receive the Body of Christ, if they labour to be the Body of Christ; and they become the Body of Christ if they study to live by the Spirit of Christ: for that which lives by the Spirit of Christ is the Body of Christ. --St. Augustine of Hippo Bible Quote: The just shall stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labors. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit. These are they whom we had some time in derision, and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honor. Behold how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints. (Wisdom 5:1-5) <><><><> Our Morning Offering Come, most gracious Spirit, come! Come, Mercy beyond all words and Grace beyond all comparing. Come, everlasting Fire, Dove unchangeable. come down, in pity and never leave us, inbreathe, inpour Yourself to fill and enliven us with Your Spirit. You are our union, You are our Uniter. Let Your fire join and keep us joined. Feed Your new chicks, most holy Dive and lead them forth. Lead them through to the eternal nest, where with God the Father and the Son You abide for all eternity. Amen --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .