Subj : February 22nd - SS. Thalassius and Limnaeus To : All From : rich Date : Fri Feb 21 2020 08:51:43 From: rich February 22nd - SS. Thalassius and Limnaeus d. 450 WE read of the holy hermits Thalassius and Limnaeus in the Philotheus of Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus, who wrote of them from personal knowledge. He describes Thalassius as an ascetic of wonderful simplicity and meekness, who outshone all his contemporaries in holiness. =E2=80=9CI often visited the man=E2=80=9D, he says, =E2=80=9Cand = had sweet converse with him.=E2=80=9D Thalassius had taken up his abode in a cave on a hillsid= e south of the town of Tillima in Syria, and Limnaeus, who was much younger than he, came to live with him as his disciple. To control too free a tongue, Limnaeus kept complete silence for a long period, and, by similar practices, obtained complete mastery over himself. Later on Limnaeus left Thalassius to attach himself to another solitary=E2=80=94the famous St Maro=E2=80=94under whom he completed his tra= ining. He then went to live alone on a neighbouring mountain peak, where he built himself a rough stone enclosure without mortar and without a root It had a little window through which he could communicate with the outside world, and a door which was usually cemented up and only opened to admit Theodoret, his bishop. The anchoret was widely famed for his healing powers: sick people and those afflicted with evil spirits used to come to his window and he healed them in the name of Jesus by making over them the sign of the cross. Once he trod on a snake and it bit the sole of his foot, and when he tried to remove it, it bit his hands also he suffered great pain, but was healed by prayer. He had a special affection for blind people, and used to gather them together and teach them to sing hymns. He also built two houses for them near his cell and did all he could to help them. Theodoret says that Limnaeus had lived 38 years in this way in the open air at the time he was writing his history. The Philotheus of Theodoret is our main authority, but these saints also have a detailed notice in the Greek synaxaries. Saint Quote: The more a person loves God, the more reason he has to hope in Him. This hope produces in the Saints an unutterable peace, which they preserve even in adversity, because as they love God, and know how beautiful He is to those who love Him, they place all their confidence and find all their repose in Him alone. --Saint Alphonsus Liguori Bible Quote: For neither did his brethren believe in him. 6 Then Jesus said to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is always ready. 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth: because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil. =C2 (John 7:5-7) <><><><> ACT OF CONSECRATION TO OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, we dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be for each one of us a sure sign of your affection for us and a constant reminder of our duties towards you. Ever while wearing it, may we be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son. O most powerful Virgin, Mother of our Saviour, keep us close to you every moment of our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a happy death; so that, in union with you, we may enjoy the bliss of heaven forever. Amen. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .