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Saint Celestine V, Pope
Saint Celestine V was born around 1210, in Isernia, Italy, the eleventh of twelve children. His mother was widowed when he was quite young, and she raised her children with great love. He was sent to school since he showed such promise and an eagerness to learn. His mother would ask, "Which one of you is going to become a saint?" Little Peter, who was to become Pope Celestine, answered with all his heart, "Me, Mama! I?ll become a saint!".
At the age of twenty, Peter became a hermit. He spent his days praying, reading the Bible and doing his work. Other hermits kept coming to him and asking him to guide them. Eventually, he started a new order of monks.
When he was eighty-four years of age, he was made pope. After two years of not having a pope, the cardinals still could not agree on whom to choose. Peter sent them a message warning them to decide quickly, because God was not pleased with the long delay. They chose Peter to be pope! He accepted and took the name Celestine V.
He was pope only about five months. He could not say "no" to anyone, and people took advantage of him. This led to great confusion and Pope Celestine felt responsible for all the trouble. He gave up his position and asked forgiveness for not having governed the Church well.
All St. Celestine wanted was to live in one of his monasteries in peace, but the new pope, Boniface VIII, thought it would be safer to keep him hidden in a small room in one of the Roman palaces. St. Celestine spent the last ten months of his life in a plain cell-like room. He died on May 19, 1296. He was proclaimed a saint by Pope Clement VI in 1313.
Special thanks for the use of text by the Daily Epistle
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St Celestine
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Quote for the Day:
What did our Lord do during the last hours before his arrest
and the beginning of his passion? He went apart alone to pray.
So we, too, when we have a grave trial to undergo, or danger
or suffering to face, should spend the last moments, the last hour
separating us from it in prayer, solitary prayer.
Venerable Charles De Foucauld
Quote from the book, "101 Inspirational Stories of the Power of Prayer"
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Good News! The books are done! The printer called me on Friday to share this wonderful news. She (Kathy) says they look wonderful and would easily sell for $25.00 no problem.Which really I know they would because, well, I went over budget in creating them. But the books are primarily an outreach for us so though it does help if they sell well they are mostly a ministry. Which is why we can justify making them two color, full 8 page color insert, complete index, etc. etc. Which is also why we "HAVE" to self-publish because no major publisher would ever give us the "OKAY" to do a book like this without raising the price to $25.00. They have expenses that we don't have. So we do our one little book a year, making it the best we can, for as little cost as we can. AND this may sound like self promotion.. but I don't care.. it is the truth. I think it is going to be a wonderful, wonderful book and do wonderful, wonderful things.
Today I was able to bring my mom over for some time together and dinner. It was so nice. The weather was beautiful and the two of us sat outside on chairs underneath the Maple tree and just enjoyed the day. It's funny but I never seem to justify the time to just sit and breathe and enjoy the fulness of God's glory for very long - always thinking I should be doing something. But when I am with my mom.. it's God's gift to me to slow down, take a load off and just be. Isn't that terrible to say in a monastery? But I guess if you are an A type person it is just going to show up everywhere!
One thing I am trying to do more and more and that is to make Sunday a real rest and praise day. I am getting better - but I think God knows I need my mom to help me keep it that way! I think I need more input on keeping the Sabbath a holy day... I loved the workshop I did with Susan Rowland about clearing out the clutter.. because what she taught so beautifully was the mind clutter that seems to fill every nook and cranny of our thought processes. And the Sabbath was the cure! Imagine that. God created the cure thousands of years ago... just for this busy, busy world of today. Now all I have to do is take the medicine!
Blessings of Peace and All Good!
Sister Patricia
P.S. Only ten days left of the Presale for 101 Inspirational Stories of the Power of Prayer
http://101prayer.com
Sr Patricia
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