Revelation, Chapter 14, Verse 6-7
6Then I saw another angel flying
high overhead, with everlasting good news to
announce to those who dwell on earth, to every nation, tribe, tongue, and
people. 7He said in a loud voice, “FEAR God and give him glory, for his
time has come to sit in judgment. Worship him who made heaven and earth and sea
and springs of water.”
Note
in Revelations [14:6–13] Three angels proclaim imminent
judgment on the pagan world, calling all peoples to worship God the creator.
Babylon (Rome) will fall, and its supporters will be tormented forever.
In
Revelations [14:6] there is Everlasting
good news: that God’s eternal reign is about to begin, therefore, Fear not, for God
is with you! Trust in Him as you would a mighty fortress in adversity.
Saint Irene[1]
Irene, a beautiful and chaste Portuguese girl, was murdered before
she reached the age of 20. "An assiduous pupil and a devout believer, the
only times she ever left her house was to attend mass or to pray in the
sanctuary dedicated to Saint Peter on his feast-day. A young nobleman named Britald
happened to see her on one of these rare outings and fell desperately in love
with her. Every time that she went out, he waited to catch a glimpse of her,
followed her to church, and eventually made his suit known to her; however,
Irene gave him to understand that she would never marry him. "Thus
rejected, Britald fell into a deep depression and became so ill that the
doctors who were called in to tend him gave him up for lost. Hearing of this,
Irene visited him and told him that she had refused him because she was no
longer free, having already taken a vow of virginity.
Britald at once accepted her decision and gradually recovered his
health. Before Irene left him, he had sworn that he would respect, and make
others respect, her vocation as a holy virgin, and the two had parted like
brother and sister, promising each other that they would meet again in
Paradise. “Irene returned home and resumed the life of seclusion and study,
intending to make her entrance into a convent before long. But the monk who was
giving her private lessons proved to be a lecherous scoundrel and behaved
towards her in a manner as dishonorable as Britald's was honorable. “Irene
repulsed him and had him dismissed at once; but his lust turning to a desire
for revenge, the monk then began to spread slanderous rumors about her. To
those who asked him why he was no longer giving the girl her private lessons,
he replied that he had left on learning that she was about to become a mother.
This rumor quickly circulated throughout the town and at length
reached Britald who, being frank and trusting and unused to lies, believed what
he was told. In a passion of rage and jealousy, he hired a mercenary soldier to
kill her. Soon afterwards, as she was returning home from visiting an old man
who was crippled, the assassin approached her from behind and killed her with a
single stroke of his sword. “Her body, which was thrown into the river, was
later retrieved by some Benedictines on the banks of the Tagus, near the town
of Scalabris. They gave her a proper burial, made known her story, and not long
afterwards, so great was the veneration in which she was held, the name of the
town of Scalabis was changed to Santarem (Saint Irene)" (verbatim from
Encyclopedia).
Santarem in Portuguese
means “Saint Irene”, patron of the city. In the Church of St. Irene, we can
find the Miraculous Crucifix of Monteiraz. Church documents relates that the
Body of our Lord became alive (like the Miracle of Limpias), Jesus arm came
down from the crucifix and embraced a small shepherd girl of the time of the
Eucharistic Miracle. The crucifix belonged to a community of the 12 benedictine
monks (Abby of 12 apostles) is from the XII century, it is still venerated
today.
Visit this link (http://www.piercedhearts.org/treasures/eucharistic_miracles/santarem.htm) to learn more about the Eucharistic Miracle.
Daily
Devotions/Practices
·
Make
reparations to the Holy Face-Tuesday
Devotion
·
Pray Day 6 of
the Novena for our Pope and Bishops
·
Tuesday:
Litany of St. Michael the Archangel
·
Offering to
the sacred heart of Jesus
·
Rosary.
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