Saints of the Day
'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop (circa 354-431, A.K.A. Pontius Meropius Anicius Paulinus).
Quoth the Holy Family bulletin:
St. Paulinus was born at Bordeaux in France in 355. He advanced in the service of the state,married, & had a son. Desirous of an austerelife, he received baptism &, having disposedof all worldly goods, began to live the monastic life in 393, at Nola in Campagna. He later was made bishop of that city & promoted the cult of St. Felix, assisted pilgrims, & diligently alleviated misfortunes of the day. He also composed poems remarkable for their fine language. St. Paulinus died in 431.'Tis the Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher, Bishop, & Thomas More, Martyrs (died 1535), Bishop of Rochester, martyred in the reign of the English king Henry VIII.
St. John Fisher was born in 1469. After completing his theological studies at Cambridge in England, he was ordained to the priesthood. Appointed bishop of Rochester, he led a most austere life & fulfilled his pastoral role be frequently visiting the faithful. He also composed works against the errors of the time.'Tis the Saturday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (Tempus per annum, "time through the year"): Wikipedia-link.
St. Thomas More was born in 1477 & was educated at Oxford. He married & had a son & three daughters. While Chancellor in the King's Court, he wrote workson the governance of the realm & the defense of the Faith. Both he & St.John Fisher were beheaded in 1535 by order of King Henry VIII, whom they had resisted in the matter of his divorce: John Fisher on 22 June & Thomas More on 6 July. While detained in prison, Bishop Fisher was named a Cardinal by Pope Paul III.
Saint Quote o' the Day
"I do not care very much what men say of me, provided that God approves of me."
—Saint Thomas More (1478-1535, feast: 22 July)
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