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Born in the Castle of Xavier

near Sanguesa, in Navarre, 7

April, 1506; died on the Is-

land of Sancian near the

coast of China, 2 December,

1552. In 1525, having com-pleted a preliminary course

of studies in his own coun-

try, Francis Xavier went to

Paris, where he entered the

collge de Sainte-Barbe.

Here he met the Savoyard,

Pierre Favre, and a warm

personal friendship sprang

up between them. It was at

this same college that St.

Ignatius Loyola, who was

already planning the founda-

tion of the Society of Jesus,

resided for a time as a guest

in 1529. He soon won the

confidence of the two young

men; first Favre and later

Xavier offered themselves

with him in the formation of

the Society. Four others,

Lainez, Salmern, Rodrguez,

and Bobadilla, having joined

them, the seven made thefamous vow of Montmartre,

15 Aug., 1534. After com-

pleting his studies in Paris

and filling the post of

teacher there for some time,

Xavier left the city with his

companions 15 November,

1536, and turned his steps

to Venice, where he dis-

played zeal and charity in

attending the sick in the

hospitals. On 24 June,

1537, he received Holy or-

ders with St. Ignatius. The

following year he went to

Rome, and after doing ap-

ostolic work there for some

months, during the spring

of 1539 he took part in the

conferences which St. Igna-

tius held with his compan-ions to prepare for the de-

finitive foundation of the

Society of Jesus. The order

was approved verbally 3

September, and before the

written approbation was

secured, which was not

until a year later, Xavier

was appointed, at the ear-

nest solicitation of the

John III, King of Portugal,

to evangelize the people of

the East Indies. He left

Rome 16 March, 1540, and

reached Lisbon about

June. Here he remained

nine months, giving many

admirable examples of

apostolic zeal. On 7 April,

1541, he embarked in asailing vessel for India, and

after a tedious and danger-

ous voyage landed at Goa,

6 May, 1542. The first five

months he spent in

preaching and ministering

to the sick in the hospitals.

He would go through the

streets ringing a little bell

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and inviting the children to

hear the word of God. When

he had gathered a number,

he would take them to a

certain church and wouldthere explain the catechism

to them. About October,

1542, he started for the

pearl fisheries of the ex-

treme southern coast of the

peninsula, desirous of re-

storing Christanity which,

although introduced years

before, had almost disap-

peared on account of the

lack of priests. He devoted

almost three years to the

work of preaching to the

people of Western India,

converting many, and reach-

ing in his journeys even the

Island of Ceylon. Many were

the difficulties and hardships

which Xavier had to encoun-

ter at this time, sometimes

on account of the cruel per-

secutions which some of thepetty kings of the country

carried on against the neo-

phytes, and again because

the Portuguese soldiers, far

from seconding the work of

the saint, retarded it by their

bad example and vicious

habits. In the spring of 1545

Xavier started for Malacca.

He laboured there for the

last months of that year, and

although he reaped an

abundant spiritual harvest,

he was not able to root outcertain abuses, and was con-

scious that many sinners

had resisted his efforts to

bring them back to God.

About January, 1546,

Xavier left Malacca and

went to Molucca Is-

lands, where the Portu-

guese had some settle-

ments, and for a year

and a half he preachedthe Gospel to the in-

habitants of Amboyna,

Ternate, Baranura, and

other lesser islands

which it has been diffi-

cult to identify. It is claimed

by some that during this ex-

pedition he landed on the

island of Mindanao, and for

this reason St. Francis Xavier

has been called the first

Apostle of the Philippines.

But although this statement

is made by some writers of

the seventeenth century,

and in the Bull of canoniza-

tion issued in 1623, it is said

that he preached the Gospel

in Mindanao, up to the pre-

sent time it has not been

proved absolutely that St.

Francis Xavier ever landed in

the Philippines. By July,1547, he was again in Ma-

lacca. Here he met a Japa-

nese called Anger (Han-Sir),

from whom he obtained

much information about

Japan. His zeal was at once

aroused by the idea of intro-

ducing Christanity into Ja-

pan, but for the time being

the affairs of the Society

demanded his presence at

Goa, whither he went,

taking Anger with him.

During the six years thatXavier had been working

among the infidels, other

Jesuit missionaries had

arrived at Goa, sent from

Europe by St. Ignatius;

moreover some who had

been born in the country

had been received into the

Society. In 1548 Xavier

sent these missionaries to

the principal centres ofIndia, where he had estab-

lished missions, so that

the work might be pre-

served and continued. He

also established a noviti-

ate and house of studies,

and having received into

the Society Father Cosme

de Torres, a spanish priest

whom he had met in the

Maluccas, he started with

him and Brother Juan

Fernndez for Japan to-

wards the end of June,

1549. The Japanese Anger,

who had been baptized at

Goa and given the name

of Pablo de Santa Fe, ac-

companied them. They

landed at the city of Kago-

shima in Japan, 15 Aug.,

1549. The entire first year

was devoted to learning

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St. Francis Xavier

has been called the

first Apostle of the

Philippines.


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Meaco, thenthe principal

city of Japan,

but he was un-

able to make

any headway

here because

of the dissen-

sions then

rending the

country. He

retraced his steps to thecentre of Japan, and dur-

ing 1551 preached in

some important cities,

forming the nucleus of

several Christian commu-

nities, which in time in-

creased with extraordi-

nary rapidity. After work-

ing about two years and a

the Japanese language andtranslating into Japanese,

with the help of Pablo de

Santa Fe, the principal arti-

cles of faith and short trea-

tises which were to be em-

ployed in preaching and

catechizing. When he was

able to express himself, Xa-

vier began preaching and

made some converts, but

these aroused the ill will ofthe bonzes, who had him

banished from the city.

Leaving Kagoshima about

August, 1550, he penetrated

to the centre of Japan, and

preached the Gospel in

some of the cities of south-

ern Japan. Towards the end

of that year he reached

half in Japan he left thismission in charge of Father

Cosme de Torres and

Brother Juan Fernndez,

and returned to Goa, arriv-

ing there at the beginning

of 1552. Here domestic

troubles awaited him. Cer-

tain disagreements be-

tween the superior who

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had been left in charge of

the missions, and the rector

of the college, had to be ad-

justed. This, however, being

arranged, Xavier turned histhoughts to China, and be-

gan to plan an expedition

there. During his stay in Ja-

pan he had heard much of

the Celestial Empire, and

though he probably had not

formed a proper estimate of

his extent and greatness, he

nevertheless understood

how wide a field it afforded

for the spread of the light ofthe Gospel. With the help of

friends he arranged a com-

mission or embassy the Sov-

ereign of China, obtained

from the Viceroy of India the

appointment of ambassa-

dor, and in April, 1552, he

left Goa. At Malacca the

party encountered difficul-

ties because the influential

Portuguese disapproved of

the expedition, but Xavier

knew how to overcome this

opposition, and in the au-

tumn he arrived in a Portu-

guese vessel at the small

island of Sancian near the

coast of China. While plan-

ning the best means for

reaching the mainland, he

was taken ill, and as the

movement of the ves-

sel seemed to aggra-

vate his condition, he

was removed to the

land, where a rude huthad been built to shel-

ter him. In these

wretched surround-

ings he breathed his

last. It is truly a matter

of wonder that one

man in the short space of

ten years (6 May, 1542 - 2

December, 1552) could

have visited so many coun-

tries, traversed so manyseas, preached the Gospel

to so many nations, and

converted so many infidels.

The incomparable apostolic

zeal which animated him,

and the stupendous mira-

cles which God wrought

through him, explain this

marvel, which has no equal

elsewhere. The list of the

principal miracles may be

found in the Bull of canoni-

zation. St. Francis Xavier is

considered the greatest

missionary since the time

of the Apostles, and the

zeal he displayed, the won-

derful miracles he per-

formed, and the great num-

ber of souls he brought to

the light of true Faith, enti-

tle him to this distinction.

He was canonized with St.

Ignatius in 1622, although

on account of the death of

Gregory XV, the Bull of can-onization was not pub-

lished until the following

year. The body of the saint

is still enshrined at Goa in

the church which formerly

belonged to the Society. In

1614 by order of Claudius

Acquaviva, General of the

Society of Jesus, the right

arm was severed at the

elbow and conveyed to

Rome, where the present

altar was erected to receive

it in the church of the GesuAstrain, Antonio. "St. Francis

Xavier." The Catholic Encyclo-

pedia. Vol. 6. New York:

Robert Appleton Company,

1909. 28 Nov. 2014

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1 Seek *not to be like evil men, neither desire to be with them:

2 Because their mind studies robberies, and their lips speak deceits.

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The soul aspireth after heaven: rejoicing, in the mean

time, in being in the communion of God's Church upon

the earth.

1 Unto the end, for the wine-presses, a psalm for the

sons of Core.

2 How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of host!

3 my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord.

My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.

4 For the sparrow hath found herself a house, and the

turtle a nest for herself, where she may lay her young ones: Thy altars, O Lord of hosts,

my king and my God.

5 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and

ever.

6 Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by

steps,

7 in the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set.

8 For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of

gods shall be seen in Sion.

9 O Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.

10 Behold, O God, our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.

11 For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. have chosen to be an abject in

the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.

12 For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.

13 He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: O Lord of hosts,

blessed is the man hat trusteth in thee.

fade, but as it actually

is. Our opinions, our

senses often deceive us

and we discern very

little. What good is

much discussion of in-volved and obscure

matters when our igno-

rance of them will not

be held against us on

Judgment Day? Neglect

of things which are

profitable and neces-

sary and undue concern

The Imitation of Christ by

Thomas A'Kempis This

book can be downloaded

for free here:

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/

kempis/imitation.html.Book one: Thoughts help-

ful in the life of the soul.

Chapter 3: the doctrine of

truth

HAPPY is he to whom

truth manifests itself, not

in signs and words that

with those which are ir-

relevant and harmful, are

great folly. We have eyes

and do not see. What,

therefore, have we to do

with questions of philoso-phy? He to whom the Eter-

nal Word

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speaks is free from theo-

rizing. For from this Word

are all things and of Him

all things speak

the Be-ginning Who also speaks

to us. Without this Word

no man understands or

judges aright. He to whom

it becomes everything,

who traces all things to it

and who sees all things in

it, may ease his heart and

remain at peace with God.

O God, You Who are the

truth, make me one with

You in love everlasting. I

am often wearied by the

many things I hear and

read, but in You is all that

I long for. Let the learned

be still, let all creatures be

silent before You; You

alone speak to me. The

more recollected a man is,

and the more simple ofheart he becomes, the

easier he understands

sublime things, for he re-

ceives the light of knowl-

edge from above. The

pure, simple, and stead-

fast spirit is not distracted

by many labors, for he

does them all for the

honor of God. And since he

enjoys interior peace he

seeks no selfish end in any-

thing. What, indeed, gives

more trouble and affliction

than uncontrolled desires of

the heart? A good and de-

vout man arranges in his

mind the things he has to

do, not according to the

whims of evil inclination

but according to the dic-

tates of right reason. Who

is forced to struggle more

than he who tries to mas-

ter himself? This ought to

be our purpose, then: to

conquer self, to become

stronger each day, to ad-

vance in virtue. Every per-

fection in this life has

some imperfection mixed

with it and no learning of

ours is without some dark-

ness. Humble knowledge

of self is a surer path toGod than the ardent pur-

suit of learning. Not that

learning is to be consid-

ered evil, or knowledge,

which is good in itself and

so ordained by God; but a

clean conscience and vir-

tuous life ought always to

be preferred. Many often

err and accomplish little or

nothing because they tryto become learned rather

than to live well. If men

used as much care in up-

rooting vices and implant-

ing virtues as they do in

discussing problems, there

would not be so much evil

and scandal in the world,

or such laxity in religious

organizations. On the Day

of judgment, surely, we

shall not be asked whatwe have read but what we

have done; not how well

we have spoken but how

well we have lived. Tell

me, where now are all the

masters and teachers

whom you knew so well in

life and who were famous

for their learning? Others

have already taken their

places and I know not

whether they ever think of

their predecessors. During

life they seemed to besomething; now they are

seldom remembered. How

quickly the glory of the

world passes away! If only

their lives had kept pace

with their learning, then

their study and reading

would have been worth-

while. How many there are

who perish because of vain

worldly knowledge and toolittle care for serving God.

They became vain in their

own conceits because they

chose to be great rather

than humble. He is truly

great who has great charity.

He is truly great who is little

in his own eyes and makes

nothing of the highest

honor. He is truly wise who

looks upon all earthly things

as folly that he may gain

Christ. He who does Gods

will and renounces his own

is truly very learned.

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O God, You Who are

the truth, make me

one with You in love

everlasting


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December 1st- Nahum prophet, At Rome, the holy martyrs Diodorus, priest, and Marian,

deacon, with many others, the martyrdom of the saints Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian, and

Candida. St. Ansanus, martyr, At Amelia, in Umbria, St. Olympias, ex-consul, martyr. At

Arbele, in Persia, St. Ananias, martyr. At Narni, St. Proculus, bishop and martyr, At Casale,

St. Evasius, bishop and martyr. At Milan, St. Castritian, bishop, At Brescia, St. Ursicinus,bishop. At Noyon, St. Eligius, bishop, At Verdun, St. Agericus, bishop. St. Natalia, martyr

Adrian,

December 2nd-At Rome,martyr virgin Bibiana, holy martyrs Eusebius, priest, Marcellus,

deacon, Hippolytus, Maximus, Adria, Paulina, Neon, Mary, Martana, and Aurelia, at

Rome, St. Pontian, martyr, with four others. In Africa, holy martyrs Severus, Securus,

Januarius, and Victorinus, At Aquileia, St. Chromatius, bishop and confessor. At Imola, St.

Peter Chrysologus, At Verona, St. Lupus, bishop and confessor. At Edessa, St. Nonnus,

bishop, At Troas, in Phrygia, St. Silvanus, At Brescia, St. Evasius, bishop. In Sancian, a Chi-

nese island, St. Francis Xavier.

December 3rd-St. Francis Xavier, In Judea, the holy prophet Sophonias. At Rome, the

holy martyrs Claudius, tribune, and Hilaria, his wife, with Jason and Maurus, their sons,and seventy soldiers. At Tangier, in Morocco, St. Cassian, martyr. Also, in Africa, the holy

martyrs Claudius, Crispinus, Magina, John, and Stephen. In Hungary, St. Agricola, martyr.

At Nicomedia, the Saints Ambicus, Victor and Julius. At Milan, St. Mirocles, bishop and

confessor, In England, St. Birinus, At Coire, in Switzerland, St. Lucius,At Siena, in Tuscany,

St. Galganus, hermit.

December 4th- St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop, At Nicomedia, the passion of St. Barbara,

virgin and martyr, at Constantinople, the saints Theophanes and his companions. In

Pontus, blessed Meletius, bishop and confessor, At Bologna, St. Felix, bishop, In England,

St. Osmund, bishop and confessor. At Cologne, St. Annan, bishop. In Mesopotamia, St.

Maruthas, bishop, At Parma, St. Bernard, cardinal and bishop of that city.

December 5th-At Mutala, in Cappadocia, St. Sabas, abbot, At Thebesta, in Africa, St.

Chrispina, martyr. At Thagura, in Africa, the holy martyrs Julius, Potamia, Crispinus, Felix,

Gratus, and seven others. At Nicaea, near the river Var, St. Bassus, bishop, martyr. At

Pavia, St. Dalmatius, bishop and martyr, At Pelino, in Abruzzo, St. Pelinus martyr, bishop

of Brindisi. St. Anastasius, martyr,

December 6th-At Myra, the metropolis of Lycia, St. Nicholas, bishop and confessor, In

Africa, martyrs Dionysia, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, milian, a physician, and Boniface, with

three others, St. Majoricus, St. Polychronius, priest, At Granada, in Spain,martyr. At

Rome, St. Asella, virgin.

December 7th- At Milan,St. Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church, At Antioch, the

holy martyrs Polycarp and Theodore. At Tuburbum, in Africa, St. Servus, martyr, At

Teano, in Campania, St. Urban, bishop and confessor. At Saintes, in France, St. Martin,

abbot, In the diocese of Meaux, St. Fara, virgin.December 8th- The Immaculate Conception of the glorious and ever Virgin Mary,

Mother of God. At Rome, blessed Eutychian, pope, martyr. At Alexandria,St. Macarius,

martyr, At Treves, St. Eucharius, In Cyprus, the holy bishop Sophronius, In the monastery

of Luxeuil, St. Romaricus, abbot, At Constantinople, St. Patapius, solitary,At Verona, St.

Zeno, bishop.

December 9th- At Gray, in Burgundy, St. Peter Fourier, At Toledo, in Spain, holy virgin

Leocadia, a martyr, At Carthage, St. Restitutus, bishop and martyr, Also, in Africa, the

holy martyrs Peter, Successus, Bassian, Primitivus and twenty others. At Limoges, in

France, St. Valeria, virgin and martyr. At Verona, St. Proculus, bishop, At Pavia, St. Syrus,

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At Apamea, in Syria, blessed Julian, bishop, At Perigueux, in France, the holy abbot Cypria

At Nazianzus, St. Gorgonia, December 10th- At Rome, pope St. Melchiades, Saints Carpo-

phorus, priest, and Abundius, deacon, who became martyrs At Merida, in Spain, martyr-

dom of the holy virgin Eulalia, St. Julia, virgin and martyr, At Alexandria, the holy martyrs

Mennas, Hermogenes and Eugraphus, At Lentini, in Sicily, the holy martyrs Mercury and h

companions, At Ancyra, in Galatia, St. Gemellus, martyr, At Vienne, St. Sindulphus, bishop

and confessor. At Brescia, St. Deusdedit, bishop. At Loreto.

December 11th- At Rome, St. Damasus, pope and confessor, at Rome, martyrs St. Thrason

Pontian and Prsetextatus. At Amiens, the holy martyrs Victoricus and Fuscian, In Persia, St

Barsabas, martyr. In Spain, St. Eutychius, martyr. At Piacenza, St. Sabinus, At Constantin-

ople, St. Daniel the Stylite.

December 12th- At Rome, the holy martyr Synesius, At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Epim

chus and Alexander, the holy women Ammonaria, virgin, Mercuria, Dionysia, and anothe

Ammonaria, martyrs. holy martyrs Hermogenes, Donatus, and twenty-two others. At

Treves, the holy martyrs Maxentius, Constantius, Crescentius, Justinus, and their compan-

ions,December 13th- At Syracuse, in Sicily, St. Lucy, virgin and martyr, In Armenia, the martyr-

dom of the holy martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes, At Cam-

brai, in France, St. Aubertus, bishop and confessor. In Ponthieu, St. Judocus, confessor. In

Alsace, St. Othilia, abbess. At Moulins, in France, St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal,

December 14th-At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Heron, Arsenius, Isidore and Dioscorus, a

boy. At Rheims, the holy bishop Nicasius, his sister, the virgin Eutropia, and their compan

ions, martyrs, At Bergamo, St. Viator, bishop and confessor. At Pavia, St. Pompey, bishop.

At Naples, in Campania, St. Agnellus, abbot. At Ubeda, in Spain, St. John of the Cross, con-

fessor,

December 15th- The Octave of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St

Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli, At Rome, the holy martyrs Irenaeus, Anthony, Theodore, Sat-urninus, Victor and seventeen others, In Africa, the martyrdom of the Saints Faustinus,

Lucius, Candidus, Caelian, Mark, Januarius and Fortunatus. holy bishop Valerian, In the dio

cese of Orleans, St. Maximinus, confessor. In Georgia, beyond the Euxine sea, St. Christi-

ana,

December 16th- St. Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli and martyr, Ananias, Azarias and Misael,

At Ravenna, the holy martyrs Valentine, military officer, Concordius, his son, Navalis, and

Agricola, St. Albina, virgin and martyr, In Africa, many holy virgins, martyrs. At Vienne,

blessed Ado, bishop and confessor. At Aberdeen, in Scotland, St. Beanus, bishop. At Gaza,

in Palestine, St. Irenian, bishop.

December 17th- At Eleutheropolis, in Palestine, the holy martyrs Florian, Calanicus and

their fifty-eight companions, At Marseilles, in France, blessed Lazarus, bishop, At Rome, S

John de Matha, At Bigarden, near Brussels, St. Vivina, virgin, At Constantinople, St. Olym-piades, widow. At Andenne, at the Seven Churches, St. Begga, widow, sister of St.

Gertrude. St. Ignatius, bishop and martyr,

December 18th- At Philippi, in Macedonia,martyrs Rufus and Zosimus, At Laodicea, in Syri

the martyrdom of the Saints Theotimus and Basilian. In Africa, the holy martyrs Quinctus,

Simplicius, and others, At Tours, St. Gratian,

December 19th- At Alexandria, in Egypt, blessed Nemesius, martyr, At Nicaea, the Saints

Darius, Zosimus, Paul, and Secundus, martyrs. At Nicomedia, the holy martyrs Cyriacus,

Paulillus, Secundus, Anastasius, Sindimius, and their companions. In Mauritania (Barbary)

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deacons; also of Venustian, governor, with his wife and sons, At Alexandria, the holy

martyrs Mansuetus, Severus, Appian, Donatus, Honorius, and their companions. At Thes-

salonica, St. Anysia, martyr. In the same place, St. Anysius, bishop of that city. At Milan,

St. Eugene, bishop and confessor. At Ravenna, St. Liberius, bishop. At Aquila, in Abruzzo,

St. Rainerius, bishop.

December 31st- At Rome,St. Silvester, the holy martyrs Donata, Paulina, Rustica, Nomi-

nanda, Serotina, Hilaria and their companions. At Sens, the blessed Sabinian, bishop, and

Potentian,martyrs. St. Columba, virgin and martyr, At Retiers, St. Hermes, exorcist. At

Catania, in Sicily, the martyrdom of the Saints Stephen, Pontian, Attains, Fabian, Corne-

lius, Sextus, Flos, Quinctian, Minervinus and Simplician. St. Zoticus, Roman priest, At Ra-

venna, St. Parbatian, priest and confessor. St. Melania the Younger, martyrs.

omits him altogether. To addto the confusion, the order is

different. Thus Irenaeus has

Linus, Anacletus, Clement;

whereas Augustine and Op-

tatus put Clement before Ana-

cletus. On the other hand, the

"Catalogus Liberianus", the

"Carmen contra Marcionem"

and the "Liber Pontificalis", all

The second successor of St.Peter. Whether he was the

same as Cletus, who is also

called Anencletus as well as

Anacletus, has been the

subject of endless discus-

sion. Irenaeus, Eusebius,

Augustine, Optatus, use

both names indifferently as

of one person. Tertullian

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Irenaeus, Eusebius,

Augustine, Optatus,

use both namesindifferently as of

one person.

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most respectable for their

antiquity, make Cletus and

Anacletus distinct from each

other; while the "CatalogusFelicianus" even sets the

latter down as a Greek, the

former as a Roman. Among

the moderns, Hergenrther

(Hist. de l'glise, I 542, note)

pronounces for their iden-

tity. So also the Bollandist

De Smedt (Dissert. vii, 1).

Dllinger (Christenth. u K.,

315) declares that "they are,

without doubt, the same

person" and that "the

'Catalogue of Liberius' mer-

its little confidence before

230." Duchesne, "Origines

chretiennes", ranges himself

on that side also but Jung-

mann (Dissert. Hist. Eccl., I,

123) leaves the question in

doubt. The chronology is, of

course, in consequence of all

this, very undetermined,

but Duchesne, in his

"Origines", says "we are

far from the day whenthe years, months, and

days of the Pontifical

Catalogue can be given

with any guarantee of

exactness. But is it nec-

essary to be exact about

popes of whom we

know so little? We can

accept the list of

Irenaeus Linus, Ana-

cletus, Clement, Evaris-

tus, Alexander, Xystus,

Telesphorus, Hyginus,

Pius, and Anicetus. Ani-

cetus reigned certainly

in 154. That is all we can

say with assurance

about primitive pontifi-

cal chronology." That he

ordained a certain num-

ber of priests is nearly

all we have of positive re-

cord about him, but we

know he died a martyr, per-

haps about 91.

Campbell, T. (1907). Pope St.Anacletus. In The Catholic En-

cyclopedia. New York: Robert

Appleton Company. Retrieved

December 3, 2014 from New

Advent:

http://www.newadvent.org/ca

then/01446a.htm

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we are far from the

day when the years,

months, and days of

the Pontifical

Catalogue can be

given with any

guarantee of

exactness.


Mon the 1st

: Isa 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Matt 8:5-11

Tue the 2nd

: Isa 11:1-10;Ps 72:1-17;Luke 10:21-24

Wed the 3rd

: (Memorial of Frances Xavier, priest.) Isa 25:6-10;Ps 23:1-6;Matt 15:29-

Thu the 4th

: (Memorial of John Damascene, priest and doctor.) Isa 26:1-6;Ps 118:1-

Fri the 5th

: Isa 29:17-24;Ps 27:1-14;Matt 9:27-31

Sat the 6th: (Optional memorial of Nicholas, bishop.) Isa 30:19-26;Ps 147:1-6;Matt

Sun the 7th

: Psalter II, Advent Week 2. (Memorial of Ambrose, bishop and doctor.)

Vigil of Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception.Isa 40:1-11;Ps 85:9-

14;2 Pet 3:8-14;Mark 1:1-8

Mon the 8th

: Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception.Gen 3:9-20;Ps 98:1-4;Eph

1:3-12;Luke 1:26-38
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Tue the 9th

: Isa 40:1-11;Ps 96:1-13;Matt 18:12-14

Wed the 10th

: Isa 40:25-31;Ps 103:1-10;Matt 11:28-30

Thu the 11th

: (Optional memorial of Damasus I, pope.) Isa 41:13-20;Ps 145:1-13;Matt 11:11-15

Fri the 12th

: (Memorial of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Americas).) (Optional memorial of Jane Frances de Chan-

tal, religious.) Isa 48:17-19;Ps 1:1-6;Matt 11:16-19

Sat the 13th

: (Memorial of Lucy, virgin and martyr.) Sir 48:1-11;Ps 80:1-19;Matt 17:9-13

Sun the 14th

: Psalter III, Advent Week 3.

Gaudete Sunday. (Memorial of John of the Cross, priest and doctor.) Isa 61:1-11;Luke 1:46-54;1

Thess 5:16-24;John 1:6-28

Mon the 15th

: Num 24:1-17;Ps 25:4-9;Matt 21:23-27

Tue the 16th

: Zeph 3:1-13;Ps 34:1-23;Matt 21:28-32

Wed the 17th

: Isa 45:6-25;Ps 85:9-14;Luke 7:18-23 ,Gen 49:1-10;Ps 72:1-17;Matt 1:1-17

Thu the 18th

: Isa 54:1-10;Ps 30:1-13;Luke 7:24-30, Jer 23:5-8;Ps 72:1-19;Matt 1:18-24

Fri the 19th

: Isa 56:1-8;Ps 67:1-8;John 5:33-36, Judg 13:1-25;Ps 71:3-17;Luke 1:5-25

Sat the 20th

: Isa 7:10-14;Ps 24:1-6;Luke 1:26-38

Sun the 21st

: Psalter IV, Advent Week 4.

(Optional memorial of Peter Canisius, priest and doctor.) 2 Sam 7:1-16;Ps 89:1-29;Rom 16:25-

27;Luke 1:26-38

Mon the 22nd

: 1 Sam 1:24-28;1 Sam 2:1-8;Luke 1:46-56

Tue the 23rd

: (Optional memorial of John of Kanty, priest.) Mal 3:1-24;Ps 25:4-14;Luke 1:57-66

Wed the 24th

: Vigil of Solemnity of Christmas.2 Sam 7:1-16;Ps 89:1-29;Luke 1:67-79Vigil Readings: Isa 62:1-5;

Ps 89:4-29;Acts 13:16-25;Matt 1:1-25

Thu the 25th

: Solemnity of Christmas. Begin Christmas Octave.Midnight Mass Readings: Isa 9:1-6;Ps 96:1-13;

Titus 2:11-14;Luke 2:1-14Mass at Dawn Readings: Isa 62:11-12;Ps 97:1-12;Titus 3:4-7;Luke

2:15-20Daytime Mass Readings: Isa 52:7-10;Ps 98:1-6;Heb 1:1-6;John 1:1-18

Fri the 26th

: Feast of Stephen, first martyr.Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59;Ps 31:3-17;Matt 10:17-22

Sat the 27th

: Feast of John, apostle and evangelist.1 John 1:1-4;Ps 97:1-12;John 20:1-8

Sun the 28th

: Psalter I, Octave of Christmas.

Feast of The Holy Family. (Feast of Holy Innocents, martyrs.) Gen 15:1-6, 21:1-3;Ps 105:1-9;Heb

11:8-19;Luke 2:22-40
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PA PA L E N C Y C L I C A L

C L A R A C L A R I S P R A E C L A R A

DECEMB ERMASS READINGS

Catholics a full devotion

and a heap [cumulus] of

honor is exhibited. This

Clare did her shining

[fulgida] works here markout, this Clare the pleni-

tude of Divine Light on

high does clarify, this one

to the Christian peoples

do the stupendous (works)

of her prodigies declare.

The Brilliance of St. Clare

2. O Clare, endowed in a

manifold manner with ti-

tles of clarity! Before thy

conversion (thou were)indeed clear, in thy con-

version clearer, in thy

comportment in the clois-

ter [in claustrali conversa-

tione] outstandingly clear,

and after having run down

the space of thy present

life thou has begun to

shine as most clear! By

this Clare a clear mirror of

example goes forth to thisgeneration [saeculo]; by

this one the lily of virginity

is offered among the

heavenly amenities; by

this one throughout the

lands [in terris] are the

manifest remedies of in-

terventions

[subventionum] sensed. O

clarity of blessed Clare to

be admired, which as

much as it is sought more

studiously through individ-

ual examples [per singula],so much more splendid is

it found among individual

examples [in singulis]! This

one gleamed [emicuit], I

say, in the world [saeculo],

in Religion she outshone

[praefulsit]; in her house

she enlightened [illuxit] as

a ray, in the cloister she

flashed [pcoruscavit] as

lightning. She gleamed inlife, after death she irradi-

ates; she was clear on

Earth, in the sky she

shines back [relucet]! O

how great the vehemence

of the light [lumen] of this

one and how vehement

the illumination of this

clarity of hers! This light

[lux], indeed, remained

enclosed in secret clois-

ters, and outside

Clara claris praeclara

The Bull of Pope Alexander

IV, Bishop servant of the ser-

vants of God

ON THE CANONIZATION OFST. CLARE OF ASSISI

Co-Foundress of the Poor

Clares

Agnani: Sept. 26. 1255 A.D.

[Alexander, Bishop, Servant

of the servants of God,] To

Our venerable brothers, the

Archbishops and Bishops

established throughout the

Kingdom of France, [health

and apostolic benediction]:CLARE OUTSTANDINGLY

CLEAR WITH CLEARmerits,1

in Heaven with the clarity of

great glory, and on Earth

with the splendor of sublime

miracles, is clearly clear.

Here this Clare's strict and

high Religion2twinkles

[coruscat], above the great-

ness of this one's eternal

reward radiates, this one's

virtue by magnificent signs,

begins to shine [illucescit]

upon mortals. To this Clare

there was entitled here the

Privilege of most high pov-

erty;3to this one there is

repaid in the highest an in-

estimable abundance of

treasures; to this one by

To this Clare there

was entitled here

the Privilege of

most high poverty

I N S I D E S T O R Y H E A D -

L I N E

Mon the 29th

: (Optional memorial of Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr.) 1 John 2:3-

11;Ps 96:1-6;Luke 2:22-35

Tue the 30th

: 1 John 2:12-17;Ps 96:7-10;Luke 2:36-40

Wed the 31st

: (Optional memorial of Sylvester I, pope.) Vigil of Solemnity of Mary,

Mother of God.1 John 2:18-21;Ps 96:1-13;John 1:1-18
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1Here the Latinpraeclarasigni-

fies clear before all others, or in

other words outstandingly

clear, which translation will be

followed throughout. Beingoutstandingly clear

[praeclaritas] is a mark of the

heavenly Jerusalem: cf. Ps.

47:2.2Religion, that is religious insti-

tute. This was the common

term for a religious order in the

13th Century; cf. Writings of St.

Francis.3The Privilege of most high

poverty was the permission

obtained from the Roman Pon-

tiff for the sisters of S. Damianoto live without community

property.

it emitted sparkling

[micantes] rays; it was gath-

ered together in a strict con-

vent [arcto coenobio], and it

was sprinkled upon the en-

tire age [in amplo saeculo];

it was guarded within, and it

flowed forth outside. For

indeed, Clare lay hidden, buther life lay open; Clare was

silent, but her fame shouted

out; she was concealed in

her cell and she was known

among cities. Nor (is it) won-

derful; because a light

[lucerna] so enkindled, so

lightsome[lucens], could not

be hidden awayso as to not

shine [spenderet] and give a

clear light in the houseof

the Lord;1nor could a vessel

of so many aromatics be put

back and not fragrance and

resprinkle the Lord's man-

sion with a sweet odor. Nay,

since in the narrow recluse

of solitude this one harshly

ground down the alabaster

of her body, the whole court

[aula] of the Church

has been filled fullin

every manner with

the odorsof her sanc-

tity.2

How St. Clare for-

sook the world

3. In a healthy man-

ner, when she, while

she was still a girl in

the world, studied to leap

over this fragile and un-

clean world from a tender

age by means of a clean,

narrow path [calle], and

guarding the precioustreasure of her virginity by

a sense of shame, always

unspotted, vigilantly

stretched unto works of

clarity and piety, so much

that there came forth

from her a pleasing and

praiseworthy report

[fama] to her neighbors

and others, blessed Fran-

cis, having heard the pub-lic commendation

[praeconio] of her fame,

undertook with complete

haste [confestim] to ex-

hort her, and to induce

her to the perfect service

of Christ. Who, thereupon

adhering to his sacred

warnings, and desiring to

abdicate thoroughly

[penitus] the world with

all earthly things, and to

serve as a family member

[famulari] the Lord alone

in voluntary poverty, she

fulfilled this her fervent

desire, as soon as she

could: because at last she

distributed and converted

all her goods, as she

counted out of reverence

to Christ whatever else

she had as one thing with

herself, into almsand sub-

sidiesfor the poor.3And

when fleeing the clatter ofthe world [de saeculi

strepitu], she went down

to a certain country

[campestrem] church,4

and by blessed Francis

himself, there received

the sacred tonsure, she

processed to another

church), with her relatives

growing soft [molientibus]

to lead her back (home)from that place, she, im-

mediately embracing the

altar, and grasping her

clothes, having uncovered

the sheering [incisura] of

the hair of her head,

strongly and steadily re-

sisted the same relatives

in this. Then when she had

been brought by the same

blessed Francis to the

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hidden, but her life

lay open; Clare was

silent, but her fame

shouted out; she was

concealed in her cell

and she was known

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church of San Damiano, out-

side the city of Assisi, where

she was born [unde traxit

originem], there the Lord forthe love and assiduous cult

of His Name gathered to her

very many associates.

St. Clare founds the Order

of St. Damiano

4. From this, indeed, distin-

guished and sacred Order of

San Damiano,1Here the editors cite Mt. 5:14-

15.2

Here the latin editors cite Mt.26:7, Jn. 13:3.3Here the latin editors cite Lk.

12:33; 18:22.4St. Mary of the Angeles of the

Portiuncula, which at that time

lay among the fields below the

city-state of Assisi.

spread far throughout the

whole globe, one takes up a

salutary exordium. She, by

the exhorting of blessed

Francis himself, gave a start,that must be followed,

[sequendum initium] to this

new and holy observance;

she of this great Religion

was the primary and stable

foundation; she of this high

work stood forth1as its

primitive stone. She of a no-

ble family, but of a more

noble comportment, con-

served in an outstanding

manner [praecipue] the vir-

ginity, which she had also

previously guarded, under

this rule of sanctimony. Af-

ter a while her mother, Hor-

tulana by name, intent on

pious works, by following

the footsteps of her own

newborn [ipsius natae], de-

voutly undertook this

Religion; in which at last

this optimum little gar-

den [hortulana], whichbrought forth such a

plant in the Lord's gar-

den, happily concluded

her days.

The Brilliance of St.

Clare as Foundress

5. But after a few years,

blessed Clare herself, hav-

ing been overcome by the

exceeding importunity of

the same St. Francis, re-ceived the government of

the monastery and the

Sisters. She, indeed, was

the talland eminent tree,2

which, having spread out

with long branches,

brought into the field of

the Church the sweet fruit

of a Religion, and to

whose delightful shade,

under3its amenity there

would run together from

all sides many nurslings of

the faith, (who) were to

offer fruit of this kind, and

do they run! She was the

clean vein of the Valley of

Spoleto, which gave a new

fountof living water4as

drink for the refection and

convenience of souls;

which, diverted now

through diverse rivulets inthe territory of the

Church, infuses the young

trees [plantaria] of Relig-

ion. She was the tall can-

delabraof sanctity vehe-

mently shining red

[rutilans] in the tabernacle

of the Lord,5to whose vast

[ingentem] splendor very

many women hastened

and do hasten, enkindling

their own lampsfrom that

light [lumine].6She as a

result [profecto] plantedand cultivated in the field

of the Faith the vine of

poverty, from which the

fatty and rich fruits of sal-

vation are gathered; she

established in the prae-

sidium of the Church a

garden of humility, in

which, having twined to-

gether those poor in a

manifold of things, there isfound a great abundance

of virtues; She in the occu-

pation [districtu] of Relig-

ion constructed

[fabricavit] a citadel of

strict7abstinence, in which

there is ministered a

broad refection of spiritual

nourishment.

The Brilliance of St.

Clare's Virtues

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She, indeed, was

the tall and eminent

tree,which, having

spread out with

long branches,




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paths to life. For indeed

she caused herself in body

to stand on Earth, but in

spirit she was turned untothe sky; a little vessel of

humility, an armoire

[armarium] of chastity, an

ardor of charity, a sweet-

ness of benignity, an oak-

strength of patience, a

knot of peace and a com-

munion of familiarity:

meek in work, supple in

deed, and in all things lov-

able and accepted. And,

with the flesh depressed,

to convalesce in spirit

because anyone, with

their enemy debilitated, is

made the stronger she

kept [habebat] the floor

bare and brushwood for a

bed, and for a pillow un-

der her head hard wood,

and content with one tu-

nic with a mantle of vile,

despised and rough cloth.These humble garments

did she use for the cover-

ing of her body, a sharp

cilice woven from little

cords of horse hair [de

cordulis crinium equorum]

sometimes employed next

to the flesh. Strict too in

food and in drink severe

[districta], she curbed her-

self with so great an absti-

nence in

these, that

for a long

time for

three days a

week,

namely,

Monday,

Wednesday

6. She was the princess

[primiceris] of the poor, the

duchess [ducissa] of the

humble, the teacher of thecontinent, and the Abbess of

the penitent. She governed

her monastery, and the fam-

ily entrusted to her in it, so-

licitly and prudently in the

fear and service of the Lord

and in the full observance of

the Order: vigil1There the text reads extitit

[stood out], that is exstitit

[stood out].2Here the editors cite Dan. 4:8.3Here the editors cite Cant.

2:3.4Here the editors cite Ester

10:6.5Here the editors cite Hebr.

9:2.6Here the editors cite Mt. 25:7.

7Here the text reads strict

[artae] instead of strict

[arctae].

in care, in ministry studious,

in exhortation attentive;diligent in admonition, in

correction moderate, tem-

perate in precepts; in com-

passion outstanding, dis-

crete in silence, in speech

mature, and well considered

in all the things opportune

to a perfect government,

willing more to serve as a

family member [famulari]

than to rule as a lord[dominari], and to honor

than to be taken up in

honor. Her life was an edu-

cation [eruditio] and a doc-

trine to others. Inthis book

of life1all the other (sisters)

learned the rule for living; in

this mirror of life the rest (of

women learn) to inspect the

and Friday, she tasted

nearly nothing for her

body, nevertheless on the

rest of the days restrictingherself to such an extent

with a paucity of foods,

that the other (sisters) use

to wonder about her, in

what manner she could

subsist under so strong a

withdrawal [districtione].

Over and above these,

dedicated assiduously to

vigils and prayers, she ex-

pended day and night-

time chiefly in these. At

last perplexed with daily

languors, when she could

not rise by herself to cor-

poral exertion

[exercitium], she was

raised by the suffrage of

her Sisters and, having

placed supports at her

back, she worked withher

own hands,2, lest even in

her infirmities she be idle[otiosa]. Whence from

linen cloth of this her own

study and labor, she

caused very many corpo-

rals for the Sacrifice of the

Altar to be made, and to

be employed throughout

the plains and mountains

of Assisi in diverse

churches.

St. Clare's love of holyPoverty

7. But a chief

lover and

sedulous col-

umn of pov-

erty; thus did

she affix it in

her soul, thus

did she bind

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she tasted nearly

nothing for

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