Saint Vincent Ferrer April 5 breski1 Apr 7, 2010 Saint Vincent Ferrer (Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer) (23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.More
Saint Vincent Ferrer April 5
breski1 Apr 7, 2010 Saint Vincent Ferrer (Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer) (23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.
breski1 Apr 7, 2010 Saint Vincent Ferrer (Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer) (23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican missionary and logician.
Saints April 5
Albert of Montecorvino
Antonius Fuster
Becan
Blasius of Auvergne
Derferl Gadarn
Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
Juliana of Mont Cornillon
Maria Crescentia Hoss
Mariano de la Mata Aparicio
Martyrs of Lesbos
Martyrs of London
Martyrs of North-West Africa
Pausilippus
Peter Cerdan
Theodore the Martyr
Vincent Ferrer
Zeno the Martyr
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Saints April 5
Albert of Montecorvino
Antonius Fuster
Becan
Blasius of Auvergne
Derferl Gadarn
Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
Juliana of Mont Cornillon
Maria Crescentia Hoss
Mariano de la Mata Aparicio
Martyrs of Lesbos
Martyrs of London
Martyrs of North-West Africa
Pausilippus
Peter Cerdan
Theodore the Martyr
Vincent Ferrer
Zeno the Martyr
saints.sqpn.com/5-april
Albert of Montecorvino
Antonius Fuster
Becan
Blasius of Auvergne
Derferl Gadarn
Gerald of Sauve-Majeure
Juliana of Mont Cornillon
Maria Crescentia Hoss
Mariano de la Mata Aparicio
Martyrs of Lesbos
Martyrs of London
Martyrs of North-West Africa
Pausilippus
Peter Cerdan
Theodore the Martyr
Vincent Ferrer
Zeno the Martyr
saints.sqpn.com/5-april
APRIL 5, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
THE DESIRE TO BE CURED
April 5, 2011
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
John 5:1-16
There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now
there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew
Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill,
blind, lame, and crippled. One man was there who had been ill for
thirty …More
APRIL 5, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
THE DESIRE TO BE CURED
April 5, 2011
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
John 5:1-16
There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now
there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew
Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill,
blind, lame, and crippled. One man was there who had been ill for
thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he
had been ill for a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be
well?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into
the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am on my way, someone
else gets down there before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up
your mat, and walk." Immediately the man became well, took up his
mat, and walked. Now that day was a sabbath. So the Jews said to the
man who was cured, "It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you
to carry your mat." He answered them, "The man who made me well told
me, 'Take up your mat and walk.'" They asked him, "Who is the man who
told you, 'Take it up and walk'?" The man who was healed did not
know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away, since there was a crowd
there. After this Jesus found him in the Temple area and said to him,
"Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may
happen to you." The man went and told the Jews that Jesus was the one
who had made him well. Therefore, the Jews began to persecute Jesus
because he did this on a sabbath.
Introductory Prayer: Lord Jesus, I look to you with faith, knowing
that you are the Lord of all. I hope in your boundless mercy, since
without you I can do nothing. I want to love as you deserve, so I
come to you in this prayer to console you and bring you the joy of
this moment together.
Petition: Lord, help me to be humble of heart so you will heal me.
1. Christ's Power is Stronger The man in the Gospel was ill for 38
years. His sickness serves as an example of a life of sin. In 1 John
2:16 we read about a triple spiritual sickness: "The lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life." However, not
even a sickness persisting for 38 years is able to escape Jesus'
curing power. Christ's power is stronger still. We should therefore
take hope, for no sickness, no sin - or life of sin - is too great
for him to cure. All that is needed is that we turn to him with a
humble and contrite heart: "Lord, I am not worthy, but only say the
word and I shall be healed."
2. Revealing Our Weaknesses Nothing is impossible for Christ. He
can heal the sick; he can also forgive their sins, as he forgives the
paralytic who is lowered from a rooftop (Cf. Mark 2:1-12). All it
takes is for this sick man to reveal his weakness - and he does so
with detail, like a true confession: how he has attempted to enter
the pool, how as he has tried, someone else has beaten him to it.
Perhaps without this detailed account of his failure, he might not
have been cured. The sick man's admitting both his personal weakness
and desire to plunge into the pool moves Jesus to compassion. This is
the remedy to all of our illnesses: presenting ourselves to Christ as
we truly are, with all of our weakness, and thus moving him to
compassion.
3. "Go and Sin No More" Jesus says, "Look, you are well, do not sin
any more." It would be a pity if this man, who is deeply moved by
Jesus and made whole, afterwards dedicates himself to a life of vice.
From the Gospel passage, it would seem that Jesus has cured him in
order to allow him to utilize his time and energy for the benefit of
the Kingdom: Christ warns the sick man that if he misuses his new
health, he could be worse off than before. Hopefully, his healing
will produce a conversion and make him a herald of the Kingdom. This
happens also in the sacrament of reconciliation: After forgiving our
sins, Christ tells us, "Go in peace and proclaim to the world the
wonderful works of God who has brought you salvation."
Conversation with Christ: O Jesus, the only way that I can be like
the man at the pool of Bethesda is to be grateful for the gifts you
have given me, to fight against a life of sin, and to clothe myself
with the "new man." I am ready to embrace your will with love, even
if this means dying to myself.
Resolution: As Easter approaches, I will humbly recognize my
sinfulness and seek God's healing grace in the sacrament of
confession.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
THE DESIRE TO BE CURED
April 5, 2011
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
John 5:1-16
There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now
there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew
Bethesda, with five porticoes. In these lay a large number of ill,
blind, lame, and crippled. One man was there who had been ill for
thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he
had been ill for a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be
well?" The sick man answered him, "Sir, I have no one to put me into
the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am on my way, someone
else gets down there before me." Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up
your mat, and walk." Immediately the man became well, took up his
mat, and walked. Now that day was a sabbath. So the Jews said to the
man who was cured, "It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you
to carry your mat." He answered them, "The man who made me well told
me, 'Take up your mat and walk.'" They asked him, "Who is the man who
told you, 'Take it up and walk'?" The man who was healed did not
know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away, since there was a crowd
there. After this Jesus found him in the Temple area and said to him,
"Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may
happen to you." The man went and told the Jews that Jesus was the one
who had made him well. Therefore, the Jews began to persecute Jesus
because he did this on a sabbath.
Introductory Prayer: Lord Jesus, I look to you with faith, knowing
that you are the Lord of all. I hope in your boundless mercy, since
without you I can do nothing. I want to love as you deserve, so I
come to you in this prayer to console you and bring you the joy of
this moment together.
Petition: Lord, help me to be humble of heart so you will heal me.
1. Christ's Power is Stronger The man in the Gospel was ill for 38
years. His sickness serves as an example of a life of sin. In 1 John
2:16 we read about a triple spiritual sickness: "The lust of the
flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life." However, not
even a sickness persisting for 38 years is able to escape Jesus'
curing power. Christ's power is stronger still. We should therefore
take hope, for no sickness, no sin - or life of sin - is too great
for him to cure. All that is needed is that we turn to him with a
humble and contrite heart: "Lord, I am not worthy, but only say the
word and I shall be healed."
2. Revealing Our Weaknesses Nothing is impossible for Christ. He
can heal the sick; he can also forgive their sins, as he forgives the
paralytic who is lowered from a rooftop (Cf. Mark 2:1-12). All it
takes is for this sick man to reveal his weakness - and he does so
with detail, like a true confession: how he has attempted to enter
the pool, how as he has tried, someone else has beaten him to it.
Perhaps without this detailed account of his failure, he might not
have been cured. The sick man's admitting both his personal weakness
and desire to plunge into the pool moves Jesus to compassion. This is
the remedy to all of our illnesses: presenting ourselves to Christ as
we truly are, with all of our weakness, and thus moving him to
compassion.
3. "Go and Sin No More" Jesus says, "Look, you are well, do not sin
any more." It would be a pity if this man, who is deeply moved by
Jesus and made whole, afterwards dedicates himself to a life of vice.
From the Gospel passage, it would seem that Jesus has cured him in
order to allow him to utilize his time and energy for the benefit of
the Kingdom: Christ warns the sick man that if he misuses his new
health, he could be worse off than before. Hopefully, his healing
will produce a conversion and make him a herald of the Kingdom. This
happens also in the sacrament of reconciliation: After forgiving our
sins, Christ tells us, "Go in peace and proclaim to the world the
wonderful works of God who has brought you salvation."
Conversation with Christ: O Jesus, the only way that I can be like
the man at the pool of Bethesda is to be grateful for the gifts you
have given me, to fight against a life of sin, and to clothe myself
with the "new man." I am ready to embrace your will with love, even
if this means dying to myself.
Resolution: As Easter approaches, I will humbly recognize my
sinfulness and seek God's healing grace in the sacrament of
confession.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
One more comment from Irapuato
Vincent was the second son of William Ferrer (an English immigrant to Spain) and his wife, Constantia Miguel.[1][2] Legends surround his birth. It was said that his father was told in a dream by a Dominican friar that his son would be famous throughout the world. His mother is said never to have experienced pain when she gave birth to him. He would fast on Wednesdays and Fridays and he loved the …More
Vincent was the second son of William Ferrer (an English immigrant to Spain) and his wife, Constantia Miguel.[1][2] Legends surround his birth. It was said that his father was told in a dream by a Dominican friar that his son would be famous throughout the world. His mother is said never to have experienced pain when she gave birth to him. He would fast on Wednesdays and Fridays and he loved the Passion of Christ very much. He would help the poor and distribute many alms to them. Vincent decided to join the Dominicans when his father gave him a choice whether to enter into secular, ecclesiastical, or a religious state.
Ferrer entered the Dominican Order at the age of eighteen and studied philosophy and theology. He prayed and practiced penance. For a period of three years, he read solely Sacred Scripture, and eventually committed it to memory. He published a treatise on Dialectic Suppositions after his solemn profession. He eventually became a Master of Sacred Theology and was commissioned to deliver lectures on philosophy. He was then sent to Barcelona and eventually to the University of Lleida, where he earned his doctorate in theology.
[edit] Religious gifts and missionary work
Vincent later claimed that the Great Schism had such a depressing effect on his mind that it caused him to be seriously ill at the age of forty. He claimed that God healed him and instructed him to go out and convert many. For twenty-one years he was said to have traveled to Aragon, Castile, Switzerland, France, Italy, England, Ireland, and Scotland, preaching the Gospel and converting many. Many biographers believe that he was endowed with the gift of tongues, as he could speak only Catalan.[1]
[edit] Conversion of Jews and controversy
Vincent is said to be responsible for the conversion of many Jews to Catholicism, often by questionable means; for instance, he is said to have made their lives difficult until they converted and to have "dedicated" synagogues as churches on the basis of his own authority.[3] One of his converts, a former rabbi by the name of Solomon ha-Levi, went on to become Bishop of Cartagena and later Archbishop of Burgos. Vincent is noted to have contributed to anti-Semitism in Spain, as violence accompanied his visits to towns that had Jewish communities.[4] He promulgated various anti-Jewish laws banning Jews from trading food with Christians, having Christian employees, changing their residence, or cutting either their hair or beards. Vincent also showed up at the Disputation of Tortosa to convert Jews.[4]
Sources are contradictory concerning Vincent's achievement in converting a synagogue in Toledo, Spain into the church of Santa María la Blanca; one source says he preached to the mobs whose riots led to the appropriation of the synagogue and its transformation into a church in 1391;[5] a second source says he converted the Jews of the city who changed the synagogue to a church after they embraced the Faith, but hints at the year 1411;[6] a third source identifies two distinct incidents, one in Valencia in 1391 and one in Toledo at a later date, but says he put down an uprising against Jews in one place and defused a persecution against them in the other.[7]
[edit] Political work
Vincent intervened during a political crisis in his homeland, which resulted in the Compromise of Caspe, by which the Crown of Aragon was given to a Castilian prince, Ferdinand of Antequera.
According to two sources[1][7] Vincent was very loyal to the Avignonese Pope Benedict XIII, better known as "Papa Luna" in Castile and Aragon, remained in steadfast loyalty to him, and believed that Benedict XIII was the true Pope.[1] According to another source,[6] Vincent labored to have Benedict XIII end the schism, and after an extended period of receiving empty promises, Vincent encouraged King Ferdinand of Castile to withdraw his support from Benedict XIII.
[edit] Death and legacy
Vincent died on 5 April 1419 at Vannes in Brittany, and was buried in Vannes Cathedral. He was canonized by Pope Calixtus III on 3 June 1455. His feast day is celebrated on 5 April. The Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, a Pontifical religious institute, is named after him.
[edit] References
^ a b c d St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-12-14
^ Dress, Clayton J. The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press, 2001. ISBN 0313305889. (p. 490)
^ Jewish Encyclopedia, Vincent Ferrer
^ a b books.google.com/books
^ (French) Michel Despland. "La religion en Occident: Grandes ou petites vérités?". Encyclopédie de l'Agora. agora.qc.ca/…/Religion--La_re…. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
^ a b The Lives or the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints by Rev. Alban Butler
^ a b Second Exodus: St. Vincent Ferrer
[edit] External links
[edit] Books
The Life and Miracles of St. Vincent Ferrer: The "Angel of the Apocalypse"
Stanislaus M. Hogan, Saint Vincent Ferrer O.P. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911).
Andrew Pradel, St. Vincent Ferrer, of the Order of Friar Preachers: His life, spiritual teaching, and practical devotion, trans. by T. A. Dixon (London: R. Washbourne, 1875). (The French original received its imprimatur in 1863.)
[edit] French
Vincent Ferrier (saint), Sermons, translated from Valencian into French, Éditions de la Merci, 2010 (ISBN 9782953191752)
[edit] Articles
Albert Reinhart, ‘St. Vincent Ferrer’ in The Catholic Encyclopedia (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912).
John Gilmary Shea, ‘Saint Vincent Ferrer’ in Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints (New York: Benziger Brothers, 1894).
Terry H Jones, ‘Saint Vincent Ferrer’ in Saints.SQPN.com (Star Quest Production Network).
‘St. Vincent Ferrer’ in Saints and Angels (Catholic Online).
‘Vincenzo Ferreri, in spagnolo Vincente Ferrer: storia di un santo’ (Città di Mercato S. Severino).
Celebrations for San Vicente Ferrer in Valencia, Spain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Ferrer
Ferrer entered the Dominican Order at the age of eighteen and studied philosophy and theology. He prayed and practiced penance. For a period of three years, he read solely Sacred Scripture, and eventually committed it to memory. He published a treatise on Dialectic Suppositions after his solemn profession. He eventually became a Master of Sacred Theology and was commissioned to deliver lectures on philosophy. He was then sent to Barcelona and eventually to the University of Lleida, where he earned his doctorate in theology.
[edit] Religious gifts and missionary work
Vincent later claimed that the Great Schism had such a depressing effect on his mind that it caused him to be seriously ill at the age of forty. He claimed that God healed him and instructed him to go out and convert many. For twenty-one years he was said to have traveled to Aragon, Castile, Switzerland, France, Italy, England, Ireland, and Scotland, preaching the Gospel and converting many. Many biographers believe that he was endowed with the gift of tongues, as he could speak only Catalan.[1]
[edit] Conversion of Jews and controversy
Vincent is said to be responsible for the conversion of many Jews to Catholicism, often by questionable means; for instance, he is said to have made their lives difficult until they converted and to have "dedicated" synagogues as churches on the basis of his own authority.[3] One of his converts, a former rabbi by the name of Solomon ha-Levi, went on to become Bishop of Cartagena and later Archbishop of Burgos. Vincent is noted to have contributed to anti-Semitism in Spain, as violence accompanied his visits to towns that had Jewish communities.[4] He promulgated various anti-Jewish laws banning Jews from trading food with Christians, having Christian employees, changing their residence, or cutting either their hair or beards. Vincent also showed up at the Disputation of Tortosa to convert Jews.[4]
Sources are contradictory concerning Vincent's achievement in converting a synagogue in Toledo, Spain into the church of Santa María la Blanca; one source says he preached to the mobs whose riots led to the appropriation of the synagogue and its transformation into a church in 1391;[5] a second source says he converted the Jews of the city who changed the synagogue to a church after they embraced the Faith, but hints at the year 1411;[6] a third source identifies two distinct incidents, one in Valencia in 1391 and one in Toledo at a later date, but says he put down an uprising against Jews in one place and defused a persecution against them in the other.[7]
[edit] Political work
Vincent intervened during a political crisis in his homeland, which resulted in the Compromise of Caspe, by which the Crown of Aragon was given to a Castilian prince, Ferdinand of Antequera.
According to two sources[1][7] Vincent was very loyal to the Avignonese Pope Benedict XIII, better known as "Papa Luna" in Castile and Aragon, remained in steadfast loyalty to him, and believed that Benedict XIII was the true Pope.[1] According to another source,[6] Vincent labored to have Benedict XIII end the schism, and after an extended period of receiving empty promises, Vincent encouraged King Ferdinand of Castile to withdraw his support from Benedict XIII.
[edit] Death and legacy
Vincent died on 5 April 1419 at Vannes in Brittany, and was buried in Vannes Cathedral. He was canonized by Pope Calixtus III on 3 June 1455. His feast day is celebrated on 5 April. The Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, a Pontifical religious institute, is named after him.
[edit] References
^ a b c d St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-12-14
^ Dress, Clayton J. The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Press, 2001. ISBN 0313305889. (p. 490)
^ Jewish Encyclopedia, Vincent Ferrer
^ a b books.google.com/books
^ (French) Michel Despland. "La religion en Occident: Grandes ou petites vérités?". Encyclopédie de l'Agora. agora.qc.ca/…/Religion--La_re…. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
^ a b The Lives or the Fathers, Martyrs and Other Principal Saints by Rev. Alban Butler
^ a b Second Exodus: St. Vincent Ferrer
[edit] External links
[edit] Books
The Life and Miracles of St. Vincent Ferrer: The "Angel of the Apocalypse"
Stanislaus M. Hogan, Saint Vincent Ferrer O.P. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1911).
Andrew Pradel, St. Vincent Ferrer, of the Order of Friar Preachers: His life, spiritual teaching, and practical devotion, trans. by T. A. Dixon (London: R. Washbourne, 1875). (The French original received its imprimatur in 1863.)
[edit] French
Vincent Ferrier (saint), Sermons, translated from Valencian into French, Éditions de la Merci, 2010 (ISBN 9782953191752)
[edit] Articles
Albert Reinhart, ‘St. Vincent Ferrer’ in The Catholic Encyclopedia (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912).
John Gilmary Shea, ‘Saint Vincent Ferrer’ in Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints (New York: Benziger Brothers, 1894).
Terry H Jones, ‘Saint Vincent Ferrer’ in Saints.SQPN.com (Star Quest Production Network).
‘St. Vincent Ferrer’ in Saints and Angels (Catholic Online).
‘Vincenzo Ferreri, in spagnolo Vincente Ferrer: storia di un santo’ (Città di Mercato S. Severino).
Celebrations for San Vicente Ferrer in Valencia, Spain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Ferrer