The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-21
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i July 21rM 1sssis cssf ss.er.r- Ella palace
OF Euphemian, one Of tho richest ma m,,t
ilustrious senators of Rome I'm enc fsiusst can.
fury, there was high festival. His son Alert.
the pride Of bis christian parents. admiraa ~,
the pagahss Ills learning, bs the chs;,t;. ~
Tor HIS virtues, had jnst married 4 nobSx sor ~,
ledy.el Priests awese there 10 bless tho
higAabarniwsr tl,srs to honor one Of, eAestavn .
eloo1. sndthe poor threogsd sst the s.ss. IA
seek from wealth, What wealth swas tAea, vont
to give,-abunasns slms--All was jox.b .Nt.,,t
came,-hpt the bridegroom was missed. Thar
searched for. him. Twas, il, vaia.-Hs h.d
Agone,--lno. one knew, whittier, Day followed
day but be came not.-And sorrow took nm he,
abode In thegrsat senator's mansion.-E:1S 80 R7'i
+, At the gates Of d church dedicated "a "a.
blessed Virgin in the eastern city u Ede.sa e
beggat, stood. He was d stfaneefH!i DavH M
lowed day and theirs he stood besSissg sIps, .;
In the night he slept ON the STEPS e tie stem.l
PIE. Seventeen yAAnia pssssdY and sstSlls h
haunted that church. Every. one ansv,hsrs,,-,,
end no one knew him, Bat ths city learned to
ipeared.
- To the doors Of Euphemian's manaiSu Beg
Rsrmau cAahe one Day. askfpg aims ais4 shSlter.
He srecerved both, ;undse enc ,of, dc .rana,
stairways there wasse little Fssua, Il hs,ane
the beggars home. lsThsrs faxsyssu he ahade.o
His Me was IN unbsoken prsyeni Ysarspa esed,
away. He died alone;-.&nd il hss dead hands
was found manuscript With the storg Of his
hfe.. The beggarndan Of Edessa and Of Esphs-
mans house was the lopg,lost ,apdnsysr-recoe-
nized Alexis. AL Rome attended, His shssaaiss.
And his name.was ensbtined in TIE eslsnder Of
Gods great saints 1Sy ~ 9iei't o'a Tdaaa T
r July 2s-st. Mary Magdaleas:: Peni.ess,1-alYho
has not read her story in the scripture . and
wept over it, shs wept ct tho feet OF Jesus f.
His sad smile of mercy on her, fingers still
upon her name. Her sins, her tears, her love,
her life proclaim the great mercy OF God.
Where abe found mercy-we. too should seek
to find it. w., r. I'D ofF, p ,,i5.,'. ..-.
# July '23-Ss. s4ppeli~aris Riaacp aud Martyr
In the sweetdays Of Jesus in JudeA, Appcli-
nariswas, ono of his disciples. He followed
ct. Peter to Antioch and Afterwards to Rome,
where he was conseesated. Bishop and cent to
Ravenna.' Little of6h,s s3hbsesaant life is
kno wn, save that In laid down., his liss1 for his
faith ned y szoGt jsaanaI% Ee. G 20
July e4-ss 17ncent dc Pau: coatsssor, The
feast Of this great saint .falls on the, 10th of
this month, but 10 trapsferrsd THE gear 20 the
present day. Poor Fanoe hss prodaceA . long
roll Of glorious saints ,-Abut notia name upen
the ron odtshines IN lastrssoe virtue that of
Vincent de Paul. Asa boy hsrding cstt1e,-as
. student, -as . professor. A. . pzisst, asa
slave in Tartary,--as y eonneillof Of kingsy he
manifested tho Powst ee grass aoaths glory
Of virtue. His life was the very: histoey of
charity. Asimple pr1est, without sxtraofdi-
nary talent but with eytraesdinayarsOs. he
Alled the Arst ,haN of the ssveateensA ssntury
vita meannspnas sf his ssal 7foe, she sleeyef
God and che beneft efnasn. Thsre wss seares-;
" q hunssn wSnt which be- did not ina means
% aifssiatS. They, Who voald know. how
much one, man can u fsF God, should read his
Charity ieaaae out OF his heart, sd2witA his
sPiFie, are continuing fris work in tAechnrch.
In the eighty-Afth year Of his age, 1850, he
gave Ills soul to God. - TO-, ~,
july 2s-iSs James: Apostle.-He was ths bro
Their Of st. John, the Evaagelist, and was re-
lated to our divine Saviour on his notheTs
side, who is the saIone of the Gospel. He
preached tho Gospel as far as Spain. and crown.
cd his Apostolate with martyrdom., rfle, cs..s
Judy a6-S. -Asns. Aether Of tho l8lessedcVir-
GIN Marys4It isohut night thss the nsossser Of
the Mother Of God siseald haze her feast day
in the church which has tue. ,dau gktsr. a. It's
queen. Happy she Who gave birth 10 her who
was inmafnlatslg coassivsaa TIE elesy of the
dau ghter reflects back upon thDsmother.f And
to honor Ammo 70, 20 1ssA or sfasyi ~ :,sie9 bus
July 27-St. yt,Sntcs ID yalaRa: 1Yrg,ibn .44she
WIS an Italian, by birth, and from her very
cradle gaYe aiGpe Of her. fatpEey sanctitgy She
abandoned the world to heoomai Aheu virgin
bride ofJsAusf end Joined a'seligsoas.s 20 nunu-'
nifty which ,ossesyed the" ralss Of st;. easre'
Her spiritual LIE was s'" Aepaslau, eneaisoui
moved in the highest, mystical sphsses. Her.
austerities weEe, alpoat supefhuman. I, Even in
the convent she WAS persecuted BusaSAs re-
NAMED true, iw heE suhasrings, to her suffering
Lord. Fifty years sic lived in che service Of
God. She was one Of che holy so1is who. 60
gloriously aerved her master, in the midst Of
the eighteenth Ger tury. .Sorrowss OF every
kind .-vondsrful friAla-fanrfu tAuantafioug