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MONDAY 'September 27, 2010

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Saint of the Day: SAN VINCENZO De 'Paoli, priest and founder

Pouy, Gascony, France, 1581 - Paris, France, September 27, 1660

Pouy Born in Gascony in April 24, 1581, up to fifteen years he kept pigs to pay for studies. Ordained a priest at age 19 in 1605 while traveling from Marseille to Narbonne was taken prisoner by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery in Tunis. He was released from his own "master", who converted. From this experience came his desire to bring relief material and spiritual assistance to convicts. In 1612 he became parish priest near Paris. His school to train priests, religious and laity who were the leaders of the Church of France, and his voice became an interpreter of the rights of the poor at the powerful. Promoted a simple and popular form of evangelization. He founded the Priests of the Mission (Vincentians) and with St. Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity (1633). He said to the priests of St. Lazarus: "We love God, my brothers, but amiamolo at our expense, with the toil of our hands, the sweat of our face." For him, the queen of France invented the ministry of charity. And unusual "minister" organized aid to the poor on a national scale. He died in Paris September 27, 1660 and was canonized in 1737. (Future)

Patronage: Company Charitable

Etymology: = Vincenzo victorious, from the Latin

Martyrology: memory of St. Vincent de 'Paoli, a priest, who filled the priestly spirit, in Paris he devoted himself to caring for the poor, recognizing the suffering in the face of every one of his Lord and founded the Congregation of the Mission and, with the collaboration Saint Louise de Marillac, the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, to ensure the restoration of the lifestyle of his Church, to form a holy priesthood and to assist the poor.

MEDITATION ...

from some "Letters and Spiritual Conferences" of St. Vincent de 'Paoli, Priest

(See letters, 2546, etc. Correspondance, Entretiens, Documents, Paris 1922-1925, passim)
Serving Christ in the poor

We must adjust our attitude towards the poor from the outside what appears in them, and even according to their inner qualities. Rather, we must consider in the light of faith.

The Son of God chose to be poor, and be represented by the poor. In his passion had almost the figure of a man, appeared before a friendly crowd, a stone of stumbling block to Jews, yet he qualifies the evangelization of the poor: "He sent me to proclaim good news to the poor" (Lk 4.18).

We enter into those feelings and make what Jesus did: treat the poor, console them, help them, advise.

He himself chose to be born poor, the poor receive in his company, serving the poor, putting yourself in the poor, to say that the good or the evil that we will take it to the poor as done to his divine person. God loves the poor, and, consequently, he loves those who love the poor. In reality, when you love someone very, brings love to his friends and his servants. So we have reason to hope that, for the sake of them, God will love us too.

When we go to visit them, try to understand them to suffer with them, and put us in the inner disposition of the Apostle saying: "I am made all things to all" (1 Cor 9:22). Therefore strive to become sensitive to the suffering and misery of others. We pray to God for this, which give us the spirit of mercy and love, that there fill and preserve him.

service of the poor should be preferred to everything. There must be no delay. If the hour of prayer you have to take a medicine or a relief to the poor, go quietly.

Give God your action, joining the intention of prayer. You need not worry and believe I missed, if you left the service of the poor prayer. It is not leave God, when you leave God for God, that is a work of God to do another. If you leave the prayer to help a poor, know that doing so is to serve God's love is above all the rules, and all must abide by it. It is a great lady, we must do what it commands.

All those who love the poor in life will have no fear of death. We serve the poor, therefore, with renewed love and seek the most abandoned. They are our lords and masters.

Responsor See 1 Cor 9,19.22, 29.15 to 16 Gb

R. Free of all, I am the servant of all, weak with the weak. * I have become all things to all men, save at any cost.

V. I was eye to the blind and the lame foot, I was a father for the poor.

R. I have become all things to all men, save at any cost. TE DEUM

We praise you, God, you proclaim the Lord *
.
O eternal Father:
all the earth worships you.

A *
you sing the angels and all the powers of heaven
Holy Holy, Holy Lord God of *
.

The heavens and the earth *
are full of your glory.
glorious band of apostles *
and white-robed army of martyrs;

unite the voices of the prophets praise you *
the holy Church proclaims your glory,
adore your only Son, Holy Spirit *
Paraclete.

O Christ, King of glory,
eternal Son of the Father,
you were born of the Virgin Mother *
for the salvation of man.

Winner of death, *
you opened to believers the kingdom of heaven.
You are seated at the right hand of God, the Father's glory. * You will
to judge the world at the end of time.

o'er thy children, Lord,
you have redeemed with Your precious blood.

* Make them to your glory in the assembly of saints.

Save your people, Lord,
guide and protect your children.
Every day we bless you, *
praise your name forever.

Deign now, Lord,
to keep us without sin.
always be with us Thy mercy: *
we have hoped in you.

mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us
.
You are our hope, we will not be confused *
forever.

PRAYER

O God, for serving the poor and the training of your ministers have given your priest St. Vincent de 'Paoli spirit of the Apostles,' which, inspired by same passion, we love what he loved and living the teachings that he has passed. Through Christ our Lord. AMEN.