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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Teresa of Avila
DESCRIPTION:A reading from \nST TERESA OF AVILA \n◊◊◊ \nIf Christ Jesus dwells in a person as his friend and noble leader\, that one \ncan endure all things\, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons \nus. He is a true friend. And I clearly see that if we expect to please him and \nreceive an abundance of his graces\, God desires that these graces must come to \nus from the hands of Christ\, through his most sacred humanity\, in which God \ntakes delight. \nMany\, many times I have perceived this through experience. The Lord has \ntold it to me. I have definitely seen that we must enter by this gate if we wish his \nSovereign Majesty to reveal to us great and hidden mysteries. A person should \ndesire no other path\, even if he is at the summit of contemplation; on this road \nhe walks safely. All blessings come to us through Our Lord. He will teach us\, for \nin beholding his life we find that he is the best example. \nWhat more do we desire from such a friend at our side? Unlike our friends \nin the world\, he will never abandon us when we are troubled or distressed. \nBlessed is the one who truly loves him and always keeps him near. Let us \nconsider the glorious St Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than \nthat of Jesus\, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart. \nOnce I had come to understand this truth\, I carefully considered the lives of the \nsaints\, the great contemplatives\, and found that they took no other path: \nFrancis\, Anthony of Padua\, Bernard\, Catherine of Sienna. A person must walk \nalong this path in freedom\, placing himself in God’s hands. If God should desire \nto raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets\, we \nought to accept this gladly. \nWhenever we think of Christ we should recall the love that led him to \nbestow on us so many graces and favors\, and also the great love God showed in \ngiving us in Christ a pledge of his love; for love calls for love in return. Let us \nstrive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love him. For \nif at some time the Lord should grant us the grace of impressing his love on our \nhearts\, all will become easy for us and we shall accomplish great things quickly \nand without effort.
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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Hedwig
DESCRIPTION:A reading from Butler’s Lives of the Saints on \nST HEDWIG OF SILESIA \n◊◊◊ \nHedwig was born in Bavaria about the year 1174\, the daughter of \nBerthold\, Count of Andechs. When she was only twelve she was married to \nHenry\, Duke of Silesia. Together they founded a large number of religious \nhouses\, the best known of which was a convent for Cistercian nuns at Trebnitz\, \nnear Breslau in modern Poland\, the first convent for women in Silesia. These \nfoundations helped both to develop the religious life of the people and to spread \na common German culture throughout their lands. They also established \nhospitals and a house for lepers. \nTheir seventh and last child was born in 1209\, and Hedwig persuaded her \nhusband to take a mutual vow of chastity. They lived apart\, with Hedwig taking \nup residence close to the nunnery at Trebnitz\, and often sharing the austere life \nof the nuns. She recommended fasting to those who wanted to live holier lives\, \nsaying that it could “master concupiscence\, lift up the soul\, confirm it in the \npaths of virtue\, and prepare a fine reward for the Christian”. \nMuch of the rest of Hedwig’s life was spent in trying to keep peace \nbetween her warring sons Henry and Conrad and in attempts to make peace \nbetween her husband and his enemies. When Henry died in 1238\, she \ncomforted those who mourned him with the words\, “Would you oppose the will \nof God? Our lives are his; our will is whatever he is pleased to ordain\, whether \nour own death or that of our friends.” \nShe took the habit at Trebnitz but did not take any religious vows\, \nremaining free to administer her property for the good of the poor. We are told \nthat she took great care to instruct the uneducated in their religion\, on one \noccasion having an old woman share a room with her so that they could go \nthrough the Our Father together whenever there was a free moment. After ten \nweeks of patient teaching\, the old woman could repeat and understand the \nprayer. \nWhen her son Henry II was killed in 1240 fighting the Tartar invaders\, \nHegwig knew of his death three days before a messenger arrived from the \nbattlefield. Other miracles were attributed to her; she cured a blind man\, for \nexample\, and had the gift of prophecy\, foretelling her own death in October \n1243. She was canonized in 1267\, and her feast was extended to the Western \nChurch in 1706.
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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Ignatius of Antioch
DESCRIPTION:A reading from \nST IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH \n◊◊◊ \nThe last epoch has arrived! Therefore let us exercise restraint and fear lest \nGod’s long-suffering should turn to our condemnation. Obviously\, we must \neither fear the gathering storm of anger\, or else cherish the present time of grace \n– one of the two; only let us be found in union with Christ Jesus so as to possess \nthe true life. Apart from him\, let nothing fascinate you. In union with him I carry \nabout these chains of mine – spiritual pearls they are! May I be privileged \nthrough your prayer – in which I wish I may ever have a share – to wear them \nwhen I rise from the dead! Thus I shall be found in the ranks of the Christians of \nEphesus\, who have ever been of one mind with the Apostles through the power \nof Jesus Christ… \nMake an effort then\, to meet more frequently to celebrate God’s Eucharist \nand to offer praise. For\, when you meet frequently in the same place\, the forces \nof Satan are overthrown\, and his baneful influence is neutralized by the \nunanimity of your faith. Peace is a precious thing: it puts an end to every war \nwaged by heavenly or earthly enemies. \nNothing of this escapes you; only persevere to the end in your faith in\, and \nyour love for\, Jesus Christ. Here is the beginning and the end of life: faith is the \nbeginning\,”the end is love”; and when the two blend perfectly with each other\, \nthey are God. Everything else that makes for right living is consequent upon \nthese. No one who professes faith sins; no one who possesses love hates. “The \ntree is known by its fruit.” \nIn like manner\, those who profess to belong to Christ will be known as \nsuch by their conduct. Certainly\, what matters now is not mere profession of \nfaith\, but whether one is found to be actuated by it to the end. \nIt is better to keep silence and be something than to talk and be nothing. \nTeaching is an excellent thing\, provided the speaker practices what he teaches. \nNow\, there is one Teacher who “spoke and it was done.” But even what he did \nsilently is worthy of the Father. He who has made the words of Jesus really his \nown is able also to hear His silence. Thus he will be perfect: he will act through \nHis speech and be understood through His silence. \nNothing is hidden from the Lord; no\, even our secrets reach him. Let us\, \nthen\, do all things in the conviction that he dwells in us. Thus we shall be his \ntemples and he will be our God within us. And this is the truth\, and it will be \nmade manifest before our eyes. Let us then\, love him as he deserves.
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