Subj : January 9th - SS. Julian and Basilissa To : All From : rich Date : Mon Jan 08 2018 09:06:22 From: rich January 9th - SS. Julian and Basilissa, Martyrs ACCORDING to their acts, and the ancient Martyrologies, though engaged in a married state, they by mutual consent lived in perpetual chastity, sanctified themselves by the most perfect exercises of an ascetic life, and employed their revenues in relieving the poor and the sick; for this purpose they converted their house into a kind of hospital, in which, if we may credit their acts, they sometimes entertained a 1000 indigent persons: Basilissa attended those of her sex, in separate lodgings from the men, of whom Julian took care, who from his charity is surnamed the Hospitalarian. Egypt, where they lived, had then begun to abound with examples of persons, who, either in cities or in deserts, devoted themselves to the most perfect exercises of charity, penance, and contemplation. Basilissa, after having stood severe persecutions, died in peace; Julian survived her many years, and received the crown of a glorious martyrdom, together with Celsus a youth, Antony a priest, Anastatius, and Marcianilla the mother of Celsus. They seem to have suffered in the reign of Maximin II. in 313, on the 6th of January; for, in the most ancient lectionary used in the church of Paris, under the first race of the French kings, quoted by Chatelain, [1] and several ancient calendars, their festival is marked on that day, or on the eve. On account of the concurrence of the Epiphany, it was deferred in different churches to the 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 27, 28, or 29th, of January; 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 24, or 27th of February; 20, 21, or 22nd of June; or 31st of August. The menology, published by Canisius, places the martyrdom of St. Julian and his companions, at Antinopolis in Egypt; certain ancient MSS.(manuscripts) copies of the Martyrology, which bear the name of St. Jerom, say more correctly Antinous: by mistaking the abbreviation of this name in some MSS. copies, several Latins have read it Antioch; [2] and the Latin acts say, these martyrs suffered at Antioch in Egypt: but no town of that name is ever mentioned in that country; though Seleucus, the son of Antiochus, gave it to sixteen cities which he built in Asia, as Appian takes notice. Many churches and hospitals in the east, and especially in the west, bear the name of one or other of these martyrs: at Antioch, in Syria, our St. Julian was titular saint of a famous church, and St. Julian of Anazarbus, of two others. Chatelain [3] proves from ancient images and other monuments, that four churches at Rome, and three out of five at Paris, which bear the name of St. Julian, were originally dedicated under the name of St. Julian the hospitalarian and martyr; though some of these latter afterwards took either St. Julian bishop of Mans, confessor, or St. Julian of Brioude, martyr, for patron. The same has happened to some, out of the great number of churches and hospitals in the Low Countries, erected under his invocation; but the hospitalarian and martyr is still retained in the office of the greater part, especially at Brussels, Antwerp, Tournay, Douay, &c. In the time of St. Gregory the Great, the skull of St. Julian, husband of St. Basilissa, was brought out of the east into France, and given to Queen Brunehault; she gave it to the nunnery which she founded at Etampes; part of it is at present in the monastery of Morigny, near Etampes, and part in the church of the regular canonesses of St. Basilissa, at Paris. [4] Note 1. Notes sur le Martyrol. 6 Jan. p. 106. Mabill. Lit. Gallic. l. 2, p. 115, 116. Note 2. The abbreviation Antio for Antinous, found in a MS. copy mentioned by Chatelain, p. 106, was probably mistaken for Antioch, a name better known. Certain circumstances related from the false acts of these martyrs, by St. Antoninus, gave occasion to the painters in Italy to represent St. Julian as a sportsman, with a hawk on his hand; and in France, as a boatsman, in a barge; and the postillions and bargemen keep his feast, as of their principal patron. Note 3. Notes on Jan. 6. p. 109. Note 4. See Chatelain, notes on Jan. 6. p. 110, from a MSS. at Morigny. Saint Quote: =E2=80=9CMake yourself familiar with the angels, and behold them frequently= in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you.=E2=80=9D --Saint Francis de Sales Bible Quote: And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of great thunders, saying: Alleluia: for the Lord our God, the Almighty, hath reigned. Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him. For the marriage of the Lamb is come: and his wife hath prepared herself. And it is granted to her that she should clothe herself with fine linen, glittering and white. For the fine linen are the justifications of saints. Rev 19:6-8 <><><><> Angels--Their Employment To behold the face of God in Heaven is the noblest and happiest occupation of which His creatures are capable. It is enough and more than enough to satiate them with unspeakable delight through all eternity. This is the essential joy of the Holy Angels. Everywhere and at all times they behold the face of God, and drink in continually fresh draughts of love as they gaze on His infinite perfections. They also find unceasing satisfaction in falling on their faces and adoring the Most High, as if, thereby, to express their self-annihilation in the presence of God. They forget themselves in God. He is all in all to them. "Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power, because Thou hast created all things, and for Thy will they were and have been created." Is God thus all in all to me? They also sing aloud: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty," and to this song melody their celestial harmonies. This is to them of all songs the sweetest, because to publish aloud the holiness of God is the end of all rational creatures, and therefore the source of all true happiness. There is always a sweet music going up to the throne of God from the beautiful harmony of the lives of His saints, and from their adoration of His Infinite Holiness. Do I love and adore the holiness of God, and meditate on the contrast of my unholiness? --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .