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November 2nd - St. Victorinus of Pettau
An ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who suffered
martyrdom probably in 303, under Diocletian.
He was bishop of the City of Pettau (Petabium, Poetovio), on the Drave, in
Styria (Austria); hence his surname of Petravionensis or sometimes
Pictaviensis, e.g. in the Roman Martyrology, where he is registered under 2
November, which long caused it to be thought that he belonged to the Diocese
of Poitiers (France). Until the seventeenth century he was likewise
confounded with the Latin rhetorician, Victorinus After. According to St.
Jerome, who gives him an honourable place in his catalogue of ecclesiastical
writers, Victorinus composed commentaries on various books of Holy
Scripture, such as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Isaias, Ezechiel, Habacuk,
Ecclesiastes, the Canticle of Canticles, St. Matthew, and the Apocalypse,
besides treatises against the heresies of his time.
All his works have disappeared save extracts from his commentaries on
Genesis and the Apocalypse, if indeed these texts are really a remnant of
his works, concerning which opinions differ. These latter with a critical
annotation are published in Migne's P.L., V (1844) 301-44. It is certainly
incorrect to regard him as the author of two poems, "De Jesu Christo" and
"De Pascha", which are included in the collection of Fabricius. Born on the
confines of the Eastern and Western Empires, Victorinus spoke Greek better
than Latin, which explains why, in St. Jerome's opinion, his works written
in the latter tongue were more remarkable for their matter than for their
style. Like many of his contemporaries he shared the errors of the
Millenarians, and for this reason his works were ranked with the apocrypha
by Pope Gelasius.
Source:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15414a.htm
Saint Quote:
As long as any one has the means of doing good to his neighbors, and does
not do so, he shall be reckoned a stranger to the love of the Lord.
-Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
Bible Quote:
8 He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the
cross. 9 For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a
name which is above all names: 10 That in the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth:
(Philippians 2:8-10)
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Today is alsothe Feast of All Souls. The practice of recommending to God
the souls in Purgatory that we may mitigate the great pains they suffer, and
that He may soon bring them to His glory, is most pleasing to God, and most
profitable to us. For those blessed souls are His eternal spouses, and they
are most grateful to those who obtain their deliverance from prison, or even
a mitigation of their torments. Hence, when they shall enter into Heaven,
they will certainly not forget those who prayed for them. It is a pious
belief that God manifests to them our prayers for them, that they also may
pray for us. Let us recommend to Jesus Christ, and to His holy mother, all
the souls in Purgatory, but especially those of our relatives, benefactors,
friends, and enemies, and, still more particularly, the souls of those for
whom we are bound to pray; and let us consider the great pains which these
holy spouses of Jesus Christ endure, and offer to God for their relief the
Masses of this day.
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Daily Thoughts and Prayers for Our Beloved Dead
"Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends,
because the hand of the Lord hath touched me" Job. 19-21.
FIRST DAY
The Memory of Our Departed Loved Ones
"When we love, we remember; and this memory, the effect of
love, is not a barren thought. It resolves itself into DEEDS for
the loved one. Why, when sorrow is united with faith, should
not our sad memories resolve themselves into sentiments
sweet and precious to the soul? To recall the features, the
accents, the manners and the sentiments of a loved one is
still to see him and to associate him with the joys and sorrows
which he formerly shared." - (Gergeres).
We must never cease to interest ourselves in the Souls in
Purgatory. The honor and glory of God, and our own salvation
is concerned with their release.
Prayer: Our Father, Three Hail Marys, Gloria, De Profundis.
De Profundis
Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee,
O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand it?
For with Thee there is merciful
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word;
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until
night; let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy;
And with Him plenteous redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from
all its iniquities.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them:
May they rest in peace. Amen.
Most merciful Jesus, by Thy Nativity and Holy Childhood,
deliver from Purgatory all the Holy Souls confined there.
Particularly the soul of the youngest to incur Thy displeasure
because of youthful carelessness. Take him today to Thy
Heavenly Throne, that he may evermore praise and glorify
Thee and will intercede for me at the hour of need.
See entire prayer at:
http://halfthekingdom.com/daily%20thoughts%20and%20prayers.html |
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