Subj : June 3rd - St. Kevin
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From : rich
Date : Sun Jun 02 2019 08:48:24

From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

June 3rd - St. Kevin

=C2  IT is related of St. Kevin that after he had been seven years at
Glendalough, a weariness of life came over him, and a longing to bear
the voice of man once more. Then Satan came to him in the form of an
angel, bright and beautiful, and persuaded him that he should quit the
valley and travel abroad and see the world, while yet his youth was
left to him. And St. Kevin was near yielding to the words of the
tempter, when fortunately St. Munna came by that way, and he at once
saw through the trick, and showed to St. Kevin that the advice was
from the devil, and not from God. And St. Kevin promised St. Munna
that he would never leave the valley till his death. However, God, not
willing that the saint should eat his heart away in idleness, bade him
build a monastery on the east of the lake, the place where the
resurrection was to be; and he sent his angel to show him the exact
spot.

=C2  But St. Kevin, when he saw the place so wild and rude, could not
help telling the friendly angel that it was very rugged and difficult
to build on; and the stones were heavy and hard to be moved. Then the
angel, to prevent any difficulty in the building, rendered the stones
light and easy to move, and so the work of building went on to the
glory of God; and St. Kevin rejoiced in the task set before him.

=C2  And the monk who tells the story adds, that from that day in all the
place which the angel appointed for the building, there is now no
stone that cannot be lightly moved and easily worked all through the
valley of Glendalough.

In turn he founded several others, and around it grew a town which
became a see city (diocese), though now subsumed into the archdiocese
of Dublin. Served as abbot for several years. When he saw that the
monastery was well-established, he withdrew to live as a hermit. Four
years later, however, he returned to Glendalough at the entreaty of
his monk, and served as abbot until his death at age 120. King Colman
of Ui Faelain entrusted Kevin with raising his son. 


=C2  =C2  -Troparion
=C2  =C2  You were privileged to live in the Age of Saints, O Father Ke=
vin
=C2  =C2  being baptized by one saint, taught by another and buried by =
a third.
=C2  =C2  Pray to God that He will raise up saints in our day
=C2  =C2  to help, support and guide us into the Way of salvation.

Saint Quote:
Nothing restrains anger, curbs pride, heals the wound of malice,
bridles self-indulgence, quenches the passions, checks avarice and
puts unclean thoughts to flight, as does the name of Jesus.
-- St. Bernard

Bible Quote:
For whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this is the
victory which overcometh the world, our faith.=C2  Who is he that
overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of
God?=C2  (1 John 5:4-5)


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A daily offering:

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
=C2 I offer Thee my prayers, works, joys and sufferings
of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the
=C2 Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all
the intentions of Thy Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls,
=C2 reparation for sin, the union of all Christians. I offer
=C2 them for the intentions of our Bishops and all Apostles
=C2 of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by
our Holy Father this month. Amen.


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