Friday, April 24th, 2009
Daily Archive
Word to Life – April 24, 2009
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 24 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Word to Life
It was a great joy and honor to have Fr. Carlos Azpiroz Costa, OP, the Master of the Order, in the studio for today’s broadcast. Fr. Carlos is in the United States making a fraternal visit to our province. He was in Washington last weekend for the dedication of the new wing at the House of Studies, and now he is visiting various priories and communities along the East Coast. Click below to hear Fr. Carlos share his thoughts on the Dominican Order and also on the readings we’ll hear at Mass this Sunday.
Joining Fr. Carlos to discuss the readings was Fr. Brian Mulcahy, OP, the Socius of the Province of St. Joseph.
“Word to Life” airs live every Friday afternoon at 1:00 PM Eastern on The Catholic Channel, Sirius 159 and XM 117.
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1578-1622)
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 24 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Liturgical Feasts
O Christ, Good Shepherd, I thank you for leading me to glory;
I pray that the flock you have entrusted to my care
will share with me in your glory forever, alleluia.
From Catholic Online:
Franciscan Capuchin martyr. He was born Mark Rey in Sigmaringen, Germany, in 1577. A practicing lawyer, he traveled across Europe as a tutor to aristocrats but then started defending the poor. In 1612, he became a Franciscan Capuchin monk, taking the name of Fidelis. A missionary to Grisons, Switzerland, Fidelis was so successful that local Protestants claimed that he was a spy for the Austrian Emperor. Fidelis was stabbed to death in a church in Seewis. He was canonized by Pope Benedict XIV. Fidelis served also as the head of the Congregation for the Spreading of the Faith.
For more on the life of St. Fidelis, click here.
Father,
you filled Saint Fidelis with the fire of your love
and gave him the privilege of dying
that the faith might life.
Let his prayers keep us firmly grounded in your love,
and help us to come to know the power of Christ’s resurrection.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.