HE LEADETH ME
This GOD is our GOD for ever and ever:
HE will be our guide even unto death.
O LORD, Thou art my GOD; I will exalt Thee, I will
praise THY name; for Thou hast done wonderful things;
Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. The LORD
is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup.
HE leadeth me in the paths of righteousness, for HIS
name's sake. Yes though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art
with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou
hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me
with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Whom have I in Heaven but Thee? And there is none
upon earth that I desire beside Thee. My flesh and my
heart faileth: but GOD is the strength of my heart,
and my portion for ever. Our heart shall rejoice in HIM,
because we have trusted in HIS holy name. The LORD
will perfect that which concerneth me; Thy mercy, O LORD,
endureth for ever: forsake not the works of Thine
own hands.
AMEN and AMEN
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May 19th - St. Ivo Hélory, OFM Tert. (RM)
(Also known as Ives, Ybus, Yvo of Kermartin)
Born at Kermartin near Tréguier, Brittany, 1253; died at Lovannec, Brittany, on
May 19, 1303; canonized in 1347. Ivo was the son of a Breton lord. At age 14 he
went to Paris for a 10-year course of studies, and gained a great reputation for
his proficiency in philosophy, theology, and canon law. He began an austere
regime of life, wearing a hair shirt, sleeping for short hours on a straw mat
with a book or stone for a pillow, and abstaining from meat and wine. He went on
to Orléans to study civil law under the famous jurist Peter de la Chapelle.
After returning to Brittany, Ivo was made a judge of the ecclesiastical court by
the archdeacon of Rennes. He also received minor orders. He dispensed justice
with such care and kindness that he was esteemed even by the losing sides. In
time, he became official to Alan de Bruc, the bishop of Tréguier.
Ivo's free defense of the poor earned him the title "Advocate of the Poor." In
addition to acting as judge in his own court, he pleaded for the helpless in
other courts; he frequently paid their expenses and visited them in prison.
Although it was the custom of the age that lawyers accept 'gifts' as a matter of
course, he refused these bribes. He worked to reconcile differences out of
court, in order to save the parties the cost of unnecessary litigation.
In 1284, Saint Ivo was ordained to the priesthood. From 1287, when he resigned
his legal office, he devoted his time to his parishioners first at Tredrez and
then at Lovannec. He was in demand as a preacher, even outside his own parish.
He was frequently called upon as an arbitrator. His legal knowledge was always
at the disposal of his parishioners, as were his time and goods. Ivo's
countrymen have always had a great regard for Saint Ivo, "an attorney who was an
honest man."
He built a hospital, nursed the sick, and distributed his harvests or their
revenues to the poor. He was known to give the clothes off his back to beggars;
once he gave a beggar his bed while he slept on the doorstep. His austerities
became more rigorous with time, despite his failing health. He died after
preaching Mass on Ascension Eve (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney, White).
In art, Saint Ivo is a lawyer enthroned between rich and poor litigants,
inclining towards the poor. He may also be portrayed as surrounded by
suppliants, holding a parchment and pointing upwards, or in a lawyer's gown,
holding a book, with an angel near his head and a lion at his feet (Roeder).
He is the patron saint of lawyers, advocates, canon lawyers, judges, and
notaries, of abandoned children and orphans, and Brittany, where Yves is a
favorite baptismal name (White).
This Version taken from:
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm
Saint Quotes:
What was God to do in the face of the dehumanizing of mankind-this universal
hiding of the knowledge of Himself? So burdened were men with their wickedness
that they seemed rather to be brute beasts than reasonable men, reflecting the
very likeness of the Word. What, then, was God to do? What else could He
possibly do, being God, but renew His Image in mankind, so that through it men
might once more come to know Him? And how could this be done save by the coming
of the very Image Himself, our Savior Jesus Christ?... Men had turned from the
contemplation of God above, and were looking for Him in two opposite directions,
down among created things, and things of sense. The Savior of us all, the Word
of God, in His great love took to Himself a body and moved as Man among men,
meeting their senses, so to speak, half-way. He became Himself an object for the
senses, so that those who were seeking God in sensible things might apprehend
the Father through the works which He, the Word of God, did in the body.
[Continued]
-St. Athanasius, The Incarnation of the Word of God
Bible Quote
1 And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together
in one place: 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind
coming, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And there
appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of
them:
(Acts 2:1-3)
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THE CROSS
A young man was at the end of his rope, seeing no way out, he dropped to his
knees in prayer "Lord, I can't go on," he said. "I have too heavy a cross to
bear." The Lord replied, "My son, if you can't bear its weight, just place your
cross inside this room. Then, open that other door and pick out any cross you
wish." The man was filled with relief and said, "Thank you Lord," and he did as
he was told. Upon entering the other room, he saw many crosses; some so large
the tops were not visible. Then, he spotted a tiny cross leaning against a far
wall. "I'd like that one, Lord," he whispered. The Lord replied, "My son, that
is the cross you just brought in." When life's problems seem overwhelming, it
helps to look around and see what other people are coping with. You may consider
yourself far more fortunate than you imagined.
Whatever your cross whatever your pain
There will always be sunshine after the rain
Perhaps you may stumble perhaps even fall
But God's always there to help you through it all
Funny how you can send a thousand "jokes" through e-mail and they spread like
wildfire, but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think
twice about passing it on. Funny, isn't it, when you go to forward this message,
how many on your buddy list will not receive it because you're not sure they
believe in anything? Funny? No! Sad, and thought-provoking... May God give you
the strength and courage to pass this along to everyone on your email buddy
list.... I JUST DID!
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