Subj : April 7th - Blessed Ursuline of Parma, mystic To : All From : rich Date : Mon Apr 06 2020 09:19:56 From: rich April 7th - Blessed Ursuline of Parma, mystic Also known as Orsolina, Ursulina, Venus d. 1410 =C2 BL. Ursuline, VIRGIN enjoyed heavenly visions / mystical experiences, at 15 a supernatural voice several times bade her go to Avignon urge Clement VII renunciation of the papacy OF the intrepid women who made noble efforts to end the scandals of the =E2=80=9CBabylonish Captivity=E2=80=9D of Avignon and of the Great Schi= sm which ensued, not the least courageous, though certainly the youngest, was Bl. Ursuline of Parma. From her tenth year she had enjoyed heavenly visions and mystical experiences, and when she was fifteen a supernatural voice several times bade her go to Avignon to urge upon Clement VII the renunciation of his claim to the papacy. A vision which was vouchsafed to her on Easter day decided her purpose. With two companions, besides her mother who accompanied her on all her subsequent travels, the girl made the toilsome journey over the Alps and succeeded in obtaining an audience with Clement more than once. Her efforts to persuade him proving fruitless, she went back to Parma, but almost immediately proceeded to Rome where she delivered a similar message to the true pope, Boniface IX. He received her graciously and appears to have encouraged her to make another attempt to win over his rival. Thereupon she undertook a second expedition to Avignon, with no better success than before. Indeed this time she was separated from her mother, was accused of sorcery, and narrowly escaped a trial. Another journey to Rome was followed by a somewhat perilous pilgrimage to the Holy Land. If she and her mother had hoped to settle down in Parma on their return they were doomed to disappointment, for civil war broke out in the city and they were expelled. They made their way to Bologna and then to Verona, which Bl. Ursuline seems to have made her home until her death at the age of 35. Our information comes almost entirely from the Latin life by Simon Zanachi, a Carthusian of Parma. It is printed in the Acta Sanctorum, April, vol. i. A popular adaptation was published by H. M. Garofani in 1897, Vita e Viaggi della B. Orsolina di Parma. Saint Quote: Let us establish a permanent Spring season in our heart through =E2=80=98ye= s' often repeated to all of God's permissions and wills. -- Saint Francisca Salesia Bible Quote: For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, committing sin and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently: this is thankworthy before God.=C2 [1 Pet. 2:19,20] DRB. <><><><> Reflection 'While Peter and John were both called as disciples of Jesus, each was given a different task or function.=C2 When Peter questions John's role, Jesus retorts: "What is that to you? Follow me!" Peter's given task was to "shepherd the sheep of Christ", and in the end to die for Christ. John's role was preeminently to witness to Christ and to give his testimony to the gospel. John lived to long age and wrote the gospel as his testimony to the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. John ends his gospel with an astonishing remark: "Human books cannot exhaust the person and work of Jesus Christ." His power is inexhaustible, his grace is limitless, his wisdom unfathomable, his triumphs are innumerable and his love is unquenchable. We can never say enough of the power, majesty and glory which belongs to him alone. Do you witness to others the joy of the gospel?=C2 (John 21:20-25) --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .