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Transfiguration of the Lord

The three Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, tells us the story of the Transfiguration of the Lord. With remarkable agreement, all three put the event shortly after Peter’s confession of faith the Jesus is the Messiah. It was also the time when Jesus gave the first prediction of his passion and death.

The Transfiguration of the Lord can sound embarrassingly magical. Jesus goes up onto a mountain and his clothes become dazzlingly white. Prophets appear and talk to him. And then it is all over and Jesus tells his disciples to say nothing. Tradition names Mount Tabor as the site of the Transfiguration of the Lord. A church was raised at the site during the fourth century.

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Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

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The Council of Ephesus in 431 formally proclaimed the mother of Jesus as the Mother of God, and the church (basilica) of St Mary Major on the Esquiline Hill in Rome was built shortly afterwards to celebrate her motherhood. This is the oldest church in the West that is dedicated to Our Lady.

The title “Mother of God” may seem technical or even excessive; but it emphasizes the central truth of the Incarnation, that Jesus Christ was not only a true man, but God also; and not only God, but man born of a woman.

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Saint John Vianney

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“A man with vision will overcome every obstacles and shall perform deeds that seem to be impossible.” John Marie Vianney was a man of vision. He wanted to become a priest but he has to overcome his meager from schooling, which inadequately prepared him for seminary studies.

His dedication as a confessor was his most remarkable accomplishment, that even during winter months, he would spend 11 to 12 hours of celebrating the sacrament of reconciliation. During summer months, he would increase his hearing of confession up to 16 hours. In 1929, Pope Pius XI named him as the patron saint of all Priests in the world.

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Saint Peter Julian Eymard

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Born in La Mure d’Isère, Southeastern France, Peter Julian Eymard’s faith journey drew him from being a diocesan priest of Grenoble in 1834, to joining the Marists in 1839, to founding the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in 1856.

In addition, Eymard coped with poverty, his father’s initial opposition to his vocation, from serious illness, a Jansenistic overemphasis on sin, and the difficulties of getting diocesan and papal approval for his own established religious community. Beyond all of this he remained a faithful servant of God.

Peter Julian Eymard was beatified in 1925 and was canonized in 1962, the day after the end of Second Vatican Council’s first session.

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Saint Eusebius Of Vercelli

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It is commonly believed that if there had been no Arianism, i.e., the denial of the divinity of Jesus, it would be very difficult to write the lives of many early saints.
Eusebius of Vercelli, is one of the great apologists (defenders of the faith) during the trying times of the Church. He was born in the Isle of Sardinia, where he became a member of the Roman clergy. He is acknowledged as the first recorded bishop of Vercelli in Piedmont, Northwest of Italy. He was also the first to link the monastic life with that of the diocesan clergy life – living the principle that the best way to sanctify the people is by having them see a clergy formed in solid virtue and living in community.

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St. Alphonsus Ligouri

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St. Alphonsus Ligouri is a moral theologian, he is even declared as the patron of the moral theologians by Pope Pius XII in 1950. In his day, Alphonsus fought for the liberation of moral theology from the rigidity of Jansenism. His moral theology, which went through 60 different editions in the century following him.

His writings concentrated on the practical and concrete problems of pastors and confessors. “If a certain legalism and minimalism crept into moral theology,” he said, “it should not be attributed to this model of moderation and gentleness.”
Vatican II said that, Moral Theology should be more thoroughly nourished by Scripture, and must show the the nobility of the Christian vocation of the faithful and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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Inigo Lopez de Loyola was on his way to military fame and fortune when a cannon ball shattered his leg. Because there were no books of romance on hand during his convalescence, Ignatius whiled away the time reading a “Life of Christ and lives of the saints”. His conscience was deeply touched, and a long, painful turning to Christ began. While at school in Paris, Ignatius roomed with Peter Faber and Francis Xavier. The men became friends and Ignatius led them in his spiritual exercises. Other men soon joined their exercises and became followers of Ignatius. The group began to refer to themselves as “Friends in the Lord,” an apt description. Pope Paul III received the group and approved them as an official religious order in 1540. They called themselves the Society of Jesus. Some people who did not appreciate their efforts dubbed them “Jesuits” in an attempt to disparage them. While the name stuck, by virtue of their good work the label lost its negative connotation. Today, the Society of Jesus is known for its work in educating the youth around the world. Ignatius’ passed away on July 31, 1556, at the age of 64. He was beatified by Pope Paul V on July 27, 1609 and canonized on March 12, 1622.

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St. Peter Chrysologus

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St. Peter was baptized, educated, and ordained a deacon by Cornelius, Bishop of Imola. St. Peter merited being called “Chrysologus” (golden-worded) from his exceptional oratorical eloquence. He practiced many corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and ruled his flock with utmost diligence and care. “Anyone who wishes to frolic with the devil,” he remarked, “cannot rejoice with Christ.” He died at Imola, Italy in 450 and in 1729 was made a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII, largely as a result of his simple, practical, and clear sermons which have come down to us, nearly all dealing with Gospel subjects.

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Saint Martha , Mary and Lazarus

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“Jesus loved Martha and Mary and Lazarus.” This unique statement in John’s gospel tells us of the special relationship Jesus had with the three siblings. They were evidently close friends of Jesus. He came to their home simply as a welcomed guest, rather than as one celebrating the conversion of a sinner like Zacchaeus or one unceremoniously received by a suspicious Pharisee. Martha and Mary felt free to call on Jesus at their brother’s death, even though a return to Judea at that time seemed to spell almost certain death.
Their lives showed us how to balance work with prayer, ora et labora.

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Saint Innocent I

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According to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, Innocent was a native of Albano Laziale and the son of a man called Innocentius, but his contemporary Jerome referred to him as the son of the previous pope, Anastasius I, probably a unique case of a son succeeding his father in the papacy. According to Urbano Cerri, Pope Innocent was a native of Albania. He was the bishop of Rome from 401 to his death on 12 March 417. From the beginning of his papacy, he was seen as the general arbitrator of ecclesiastical disputes in both the East and the West. Accordingly, his feast day is celebrated on 12 March, though from the thirteenth to the twentieth century he was commemorated on 28 July.

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Transfiguration of the Lord

Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major

Saint John Vianney

Saint Peter Julian Eymard

Saint Eusebius Of Vercelli

St. Alphonsus Ligouri

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

St. Peter Chrysologus

Saint Martha , Mary and Lazarus

Saint Innocent I

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