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Date : Fri Aug 25 2017 10:04:16

From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

August 26th =E2=80=93 St. Victor of Caesarea, Martyr, Prophet
(Also known as Vitores)

Died c. 950. Victor's 15th-century passio reports that he was a
Spanish priest martyred by the Moors. Older documents from the 11th
century, found in Silos Abbey in Spain, say that he was martyred at
Caesarea in Mauretania (now called Cherchel, Algeria), North Africa,
in a 10th-century persecution. This document tells us that Victor came
to Caesarea to preach to the Moors. He was endowed with the gift of
prophecy and of reading hearts.

The tale continues that Victor hoped to suffer martyrdom in imitation
of his Master. One day Victor met with two officials returning from
the frontier. One was evil; the other honest. Victor predicted that
the first would soon be imprisoned and the second promoted. Then he
told them that when they saw the governor, they were to tell him that
if he sentenced Victor to be crucified, he would be cured of the gout.
It all came to pass.

Without delay the governor promoted one, demoted the other, and
condemned Victor. Immediately his gout was cured. Victor was crucified
on a Sunday in the midst of a carnival atmosphere. When the
executioner bent the nail he was driving into Victor's foot, the saint
told him to take it out and use another. The passio is full of details
of the crowd's derisive comments and miracles worked by the victor
(Benedictines, Encyclopedia).


Saint Quote:
A man who fails to love the Mass fails to love Christ. We must make an
effort to "live" the Mass with calm and serenity, with devotion and
affection. And this is why I have always suspected that those who want
the Mass to be over with quickly show, with this insensitive attitude,
that they have not yet realized what the sacrifice of the altar means.
--St. Josemar=C3=ADa Escriva de Balaguer

Bible Quote:
 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was
hungry. 3. And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of
God, command that these stones be made bread. 4. Who answered and
said: It is written, Not in bread alone doth man live, but in every
word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.  (Matt 4:2=E2=80=934)  DRB


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