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Blessed Pierre de Castelnau

Blessed Pierre de Castelnau was born in the diocese of Montpellier. He became archdeacon of Maguelonne, and in 1199 was appointed by Pope Innocent III as one of the papal legates for the suppression of the Cathar heresy in Languedoc. In 1202, he made profession as a Cistercian monk at the abbey of Fontfroide, Narbonne, and by 1203 was confirmed as papal legate and chief inquisitor, first in Languedoc, and afterwards at Viviers and Montpellier.
In 1207, Blessed Pierre was appointed was in the Rhone valley and in Provence, where he became involved in the strife between the count of Baux and Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse. Castelnau was assassinated on 15 January 1208, possibly by an agent of Raymond, but this was never proven. Nevertheless, Pope Innocent III held Raymond responsible and Pierre’s murder was the immediate cause of Raymond’s excommunication and the start of the Albigensian Crusade.
Blessed Pierre was beatified, through papal order, in 1208 by Pope Innocent III. The relics of Pierre de Castelnau are interred in the church of the ancient Abbey of St-Gilles.

Sources:

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5303
Graham-Leigh, Elaine (2005). The Southern French Nobility and the Albigensian Crusade. The Boydell Press, Woodbridge.
Madaule, Jacques (1967). The Albigensian Crusade: An Historical Essay. Fordham University Press.
Oldenbourg, Zoe (2015). Massacre At Montsegur: A History Of The Albigensian Crusade. Hachette UK.
Ryan, James D. (2004). "Missionary Saints of the High Middle Ages: Martyrdom, Popular Veneration, and Canonization". The Catholic Historical Review. 90, No. 1 (Jan.): 1–28

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1 John 5:5

Daily Reflections, Verse

Verse:

“Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” - 1 John 5:5

Prayer For Holy Spirit

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.

Sources:

https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayeroftheday/?select_date=2023-01-14

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Saint Felix of Nola

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Saint Felix of Nola was a Christian presbyter at Nola near Naples in Italy. He sold off his possessions to give to the poor, but was arrested and tortured for his Christian faith during the persecution of Roman Emperor Decius (r. 249–51). He was believed to have died a martyr’s death during the persecution.

When bishop Maximus fled to the mountains to escape the persecution of the Roman emperor Decius, Felix was arrested and beaten for his faith instead. He escaped prison, according to legend being freed by an angel. After Maximus’s death, the people wanted Felix to be the next bishop of Nola, but he declined, favoring Quintus, a “senior” priest who had seven days more experience than Felix. Felix himself continued as a priest. He also continued to farm his remaining land, and gave most of the proceeds to people even poorer than himself.

Much of the little information we have about Felix comes from the letters and poetry of Saint Paulinus of Nola. When at length peace was obtained, he returned home and in poverty lived a withdrawn life until old age, an unconquered confessor of the faith”.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_of_Nola
"Felix of Nola", Orange County Catholic, Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, January 18, 2018
Calendarium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969), p. 112
Butler, Alban. "The Lives of the Saints", Vol.I, 1866". Bartleby.com. Retrieved 2014-02-20
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=639

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Galatians 6:10

Daily Reflections, Verse

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“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” - Galatians 6:10

Prayer for the Dignity of Human Life

Lord and giver of all life, help us to value each person, created in love by you.

In your mercy, guide and assist our efforts to promote the dignity and value of all human life, born and unborn.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Sources:

Original version of the prayer: https://slife.org/prayers-against-greed/

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Saint Hilary of Poitiers

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This staunch defender of the divinity of Christ was a gentle and courteous man, devoted to writing some of the greatest theology on the Trinity, and was like his Master in being labeled a “disturber of the peace.” In a very troubled period in the Church, his holiness was lived out in both scholarship and controversy. He was bishop of Poitiers in France.

Raised a pagan, he was converted to Christianity when he met his God of nature in the Scriptures. His wife was still living when he was chosen, against his will, to be the bishop of Poitiers in France. He was soon taken up with battling what became the scourge of the fourth century, Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ.

The heresy spread rapidly. Saint Jerome said “The world groaned and marveled to find that it was Arian.” When Emperor Constantius ordered all the bishops of the West to sign a condemnation of Athanasius, the great defender of the faith in the East, Hilary refused and was banished from France to far off Phrygia. Eventually he was called the “Athanasius of the West.”

While writing in exile, he was invited by some semi-Arians (hoping for reconciliation) to a council the emperor called to counteract the Council of Nicea. But Hilary predictably defended the Church, and when he sought public debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, the Arians, dreading the meeting and its outcome, pleaded with the emperor to send this troublemaker back home. Hilary was welcomed by his people.

Sources:

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-hilary-of-poitiers/

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Psalm 143:6

Daily Reflections, Verse

Verse:

“I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.” - Psalm 143:6

A Prayer for Peace Making

Jesus, rightful Advocate of peace, Elegant Champion of reconciliation, Your victories echo harmoniously. You taught me the way towards peace, My assurance of congenial oneness. Teach me to carry the torch of peace, That it may reside within my heart And radiate in my surroundings. Through the Grace of Your power, Transform the world into a Heaven. You are the only hope of mankind: You are the most gracious Peace Maker!

Sources:

Original version of the prayer: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1701

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Saint Tatiana of Rome

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Saint Tatiana of Rome was the daughter of a Roman civil servant who was secretly Christian, and raised his daughter in the faith. This was dangerous, and one day the jurist Ulpian captured Tatiana and attempted to force her to make a sacrifice to Apollo. She prayed, and miraculously, an earthquake destroyed the Apollo statue and part of the temple.

Tatiana was then blinded, and beaten for two days, before being brought to a circus and thrown into the pit with a hungry lion. But the lion did not touch her and lay at her feet. She was then sentenced to death, and after being tortured, Tatiana was beheaded with a sword on January 12, around AD 225 or 230.

The miracles performed by Saint Tatiana are said to have converted many people to the fledgling religion. Her skull was translated in 1955 from Bistrița Monastery to the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Craiova, Romania, and is enshrined with the relics of Saints Sergius and Bacchus and those of Patriach Nephon II of Constantinople.
Saint Tatiana is patron saint of students. In Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine, Tatiana Day is semi-formally celebrated as “Students’ Day.”

Sources:

Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993.
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2161
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatiana_of_Rome

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1 John 1:5

Daily Reflections, Verse

Verse:

“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” - 1 John 1:5

Prayer for Our dear Father

we ask you to come to us from heaven and surround us with your goodness and mercy, with your light and life. We are weak, poor, and lost just when we need to stand firm and hold on. But you are faithful. You stay by us and help us. Continue to help and sustain us, we pray. Do not let our lives be lived in vain. May something of eternity be with us in all we have to face in life, so that over and over again we may find courage to start anew. Amen.

Sources:

https://ourdailydevotional24.com/daily-prayer-and-bible-verse-11-january-2023-wednesday/

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Blessed William Carter

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Born in London, William Carter entered the printing business at an early age. For many years he served as apprentice to well-known Catholic printers, one of whom served a prison sentence for persisting in the Catholic faith. William himself served time in prison following his arrest for “printing lewd pamphlets” as well as possessing books upholding Catholicism.

But even more, he offended public officials by publishing works that aimed to keep Catholics firm in their faith. Officials who searched his house found various vestments and suspect books, and even managed to extract information from William’s distraught wife. Over the next 18 months, William remained in prison, suffering torture and learning of his wife’s death.

He was eventually charged with printing and publishing the Treatise of Schisme, which allegedly incited violence by Catholics and which was said to have been written by a traitor and addressed to traitors. While William calmly placed his trust in God, the jury met for only 15 minutes before reaching a verdict of guilty. William, who made his final confession to a priest who was being tried alongside him, was hanged, drawn, and quartered the following day: January 11, 1584.
He was beatified in 1987.

Sources:

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-william-carter/

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1 Corinthians 1:28-29

Daily Reflections, Verse

Verse:

“God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.” - 1 Corinthians 1:28-29

Prayer to the Infant Jesus

O Most Amiable Child Jesus, You Who said: Ask and you shall receive, graciously hear my petition and grant me the favor I ask of You, if it be for Your Greater Honor and Glory and for the good of my soul.
Amen.

Sources:

Original version of the prayer: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=1701

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