The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-09-12
, aarnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
HOW A KNIGHT BECAME A SAINT.

HOW KNIGHT BECAME SAINT.
Ripaldo was one of the most iiluasrious of |
aha 12 knights, also called peers, OF Charlie
maene's court,--that Chariemagne who
was az pious as he was brave, and who
won for France the honor OF being called
Rinaldo was Charlemague's nephew, being
the SON of his slater, Aya. The story OF
h;s exploits as knight has been sung by
trs The poets of all ages since his time, and to
tbese adventures are added the story or
b;s life as q saint. Unfortunately while al
and his horse, "Bayard," they know little
of the manner in which this brilliant war
T;or earned a more lasting fame than by
h;a most chivalrous deeds as soldier.
Rorn to the Christian faith and nourlshed
in it, there was something In ms bravery
which shows the man OF noble heart ana
who was not ashamed to bend his knee to
God even before his fellowmen. At length
he eaw the hollowness of the worldly life
he was leading, and resolved to fiy from the
aoeiesy of his peers and even OF his own
family. He returned to his famous castie
of Montalban, in Spain. Rinaldo had gwen
it this name, which means w WI. ni'e, moun. Iia.
tain.n because the casGles built OF white
atone on o marble promontory, shone forth
over-the country like star. Bat neither
his heautiful castle nor the honors await
ing him there could change his resolution.
He staid there only long enough to make
his eldest son knight, establish him as lord
of his castle and land, to distribute prop
erly all his other goods, and then betook
himself to forest. He had not travelled
far in the wood when he came to q hermit
who had long found peace at distance
from the world. To the hermit Rinaldo
told the story of his life, saying "Father,
slain many and not always in good
cause but rather under the impulse Of my
headstropg passions. have also been the
cause of the death Of many Of my friends,
who took my part in my quarrels, not be-
cause they thought me in the right bnS be-
cause they loved me. And now have
come to make q confession Of my sins, and
to do penance for the rest of my life, If
God in His mercy, will forgive me-" The
hermit answered "YOu have fallen, in
deed, into great sins, and have broken the
commandments of God but If you repent
from your heart and lead a new life, there
10 hope that He will forgive the past"
This comforted Rinaldo, for he now saw
that sin was the only real evil in this
world and he eaid 7" Good Father will
stay with you whatever you bid me will
dor And thus the great lord and war
rior, who had all his life given command to
others, promised to obey the poor hermit
and vegetables will be your food shirt el
poverty and even want, if you stay with
me.n But Rinaldo answered cheerfulIy
"I will bear this and even more" So hs
remained three years with the hermit.
One night the hermit had o dream, anG
he heard voice from Heaven, saying
HSend Rinaldo without delay, to the holy
Land to defend it from the Saracens." The
hermit told this to Rinaldo, who said ,,Ah
my Father, how can do this for before
ICame to you three years ago, made
VOW never moro to ride or take sword o.
spear in my hands, But the hermit an
swered edo as thou as hast been told Il
do, and Gods angel will be thy defense"
Rinaldo hesitated NO longer and as b.
went on his way the strength Of his bes
days returned to him and 30 1T was, tina
though he never mounted q horse or hell
sword or spear, his pilgrims staff did goot
service in the Christian army, and he es
capped unhurt. At last, when truce wa
made with the Saracens, Rinaldo returned t.
France, his native country. But he shunne'
the resorts of the great, and preferred t
live among humble folks, where he was I'M
known. He labored, lived on milk an
While thus employed he heard that th
city of Cologne was the holiest and best q
cities, because of the saints who had ther
poured out their blood for the faith, an
whose relics were preserved there wit
great veneration. So he left his sOlitud
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Of st. Peter, where he lived life Of sue
devotion that when pestileuce broke on
near Cologne and the people entreated biz
to pray to the Lord to put an end to thi
scourge, God heard his prayer.
After q while the BishOp of Cologne un
dertook to build the Church of Sc. Pete
and gave notice to all the masOns ant
stone cutters to come and work and the
should receive wages. Rinaldo presente
himRelf with the others, and the man who
40 q knight, had been the wonder Q
Charlemagne's court, did more work tina
four or Ave of his companions. Will
they were at dinner he would bring ston
and mortar, and while they slept In thei
beds he stretched himself outOn the stonel
He ate bread only, drank water, and ha
for his wages but . penny day. No on
knew his name, SO they called him "S
Peters workman" because of his devo
ton to his work.
When the overseer saw all this he chide
the laziness of the others, saying: "Yo
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