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Offline Todd The Trad

Re: Saints of the Day
« Reply #90 on: November 22, 2021, 05:20:44 PM »
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Re: Saints of the Day
« Reply #91 on: November 23, 2021, 11:37:50 AM »
November 23: St. Pope Clement I



St. Clement, the third successor of St. Peter to the See of Rome (fourth Pope), is considered the first Apostolic Father of the Church. He reigned as Pope from 88 AD until 99 AD when he was martyred by being tied to an anchor and thrown into the sea under the reign of the
Emperor Trajan. St. Clement is the patron saint of metalworkers and blacksmiths. He is also mentioned in the Canon of the Mass.


Collect: O eternal Shepherd, look favorably upon Thy flock, and guard it by Thy continual protection through Blessed Clement, Thy Martyr and Supreme Pontiff, whom you made the chief shepherd of the whole Church. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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« Reply #93 on: November 24, 2021, 10:07:21 AM »

November 24: St. John of the Cross


John Yepez was born at Fontiberas in Old Castile, Spain, in 1542. He took the Carmelite habit in 1563 and gave himself up to the practice of the greatest austerities. Later he collaborated with St. Teresa of Avila in reforming the Carmelite Order. He is known in the Church as one of the greatest contemplatives and teachers of mystical theology. He is a Doctor of the Church. After much physical and mental suffering, he died in peace in 1591.



Collect: O God, You endowed Saint John, Thy Confessor and Doctor, with a wonderful spirit of self-denial and pre-eminent love of the Cross; grant that by always following his example we may obtain everlasting glory. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
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Re: Saints of the Day
« Reply #94 on: November 24, 2021, 09:37:36 PM »
The Dark Night of the Soul (poem)

By: St. John of the Cross 


On a dark night,
Kindled in love with yearnings–oh, happy chance!–
I went forth without being observed,
My house being now at rest.

In darkness and secure,
By the secret ladder, disguised–oh, happy chance!–
In darkness and in concealment,
My house being now at rest.

In the happy night,
In secret, when none saw me,
Nor I beheld aught,
Without light or guide, save that which burned in my
heart.

This light guided me
More surely than the light of noonday
To the place where he (well I knew who!) was awaiting me–
A place where none appeared.

Oh, night that guided me,
Oh, night more lovely than the dawn,
Oh, night that joined Beloved with lover,
Lover transformed in the Beloved!

Upon my flowery breast,
Kept wholly for himself alone,
There he stayed sleeping, and I caressed him,
And the fanning of the cedars made a breeze.

The breeze blew from the turret
As I parted his locks;
With his gentle hand he wounded my neck
And caused all my senses to be suspended.

I remained, lost in oblivion;
My face I reclined on the Beloved.
All ceased and I abandoned myself,
Leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies.
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