How do we defeat satan?

How do we defeat satan?

1. Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the
power of his might. 11: Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to
stand against the wiles of the devil. 12: For we wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13:
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14: Stand therefore,
having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of
righteousness; 15: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace; 16: Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able
to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17: And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18: Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;


2. We must resist the devil and his demons. James 4:7 Submit yourselves
therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 1 Peter 5:9
Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are
accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. If we do this then we
will overcome Satan. 1 John 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have
known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye
have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye
have known the Father. Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in
heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and
the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which
accused them before our God day and night. 11: And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not
their lives unto the death.


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February 4th - Saint Andrew Corsini, Mystic

(1302-1373)

Saint Andrew was born in Florence in 1301 of the illustrious Corsini family. A
short time before the birth of Saint Andrew, his mother experienced a strange
dream, in which she had given birth to a wolf which became a lamb upon
entering a Carmelite church. After a dissolute youthful life Andrew repented,
when one day in 1318 his desolate mother told him of her dream. He rose and
went to the altar in the church where his parents had offered to God the child
they hoped to obtain from His mercy; there he prayed to the Blessed Virgin
with tears, then went to beg his admission to the Carmelite Order.

He began a life of great mortification. Ordained a priest in 1328, he studied
in Paris and Avignon, and on his return became the Apostle of Florence, and
Prior of his convent there. In 1360 he was consecrated Bishop of Fiesole, near
Florence, and gained a great reputation as a peacemaker between rival
political factions and for his love of the poor. He was also named papal
nuncio to Bologna, where he pacified dissenting factions and won the hearts of
the nobility with whom he was associating. He wrought many miracles of healing
and conversion during his lifetime.

At the age of 71, while he was celebrating the midnight Mass of Christmas, the
Blessed Virgin appeared to him and told him he would leave this world on the
feast of the Epiphany, to meet the beloved Master he had served so faithfully.
In effect, he died on that day in 1373, in the thirteenth year of his
episcopacy. Miracles were so multiplied thereafter that Pope Eugenius IV
permitted a public cult immediately. The city of Florence has always invoked
him with confidence and happy results. He was canonized in 1629.

He is often represented holding his crosier, with a wolf and a lamb at his
feet, or hovering over a battlefield on a cloud or a white steed - this in
memory of his miraculous intervention in a battle the Florentine people won by
his assistance.

Sources: Les Petits Bollandistes: Vies des Saints, by Msgr. Paul Guérin (Bloud
et Barral: Paris, 1882), Vol. 2; Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a
compilation based on Butler's Lives of the Saints and other sources by John
Gilmary Shea (Benziger Brothers: New York, 1894).

Spiritual Bouquet: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you. St.
Matthew 5:44


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Martyrology

At Rome, St. Eutychius, martyr, who completed an illustrious martyrdom and was
buried in the cemetery of Callistus. Pope St. Damasus adorned his sepulchre
with verses.

At Thmuis in Egypt, the suffering of blessed Philaeas, bishop of that city,
and Philoromus, tribune of the soldiers. In the persecution of Diocletian,
they could not be persuaded by their friends and kinsfolk to save themselves,
but both offered up their lives and merited the rewards of victory from the
Lord. With them, an innumerable multitude of the faithful from the same city
who followed the example of their pastor and were crowned with martydrom.

At Fossombrone (in Italy), the holy martyrs Aquilinus, Geminus, Gelasius,
Magnus, and Donatus.

At Troyes in Gaul, St. Aventinus, priest and confessor.

At Pelusium in Egypt, St. Isidore, priest and monk. He was noted for learning
and doctrine.

At Sempringham in England, St. Gilbert, priest and confessor, who was the
founder of a religious Order at Sempringham.

In the city of Amatrice in the Diocese of Rieti, the death of St. Joseph of
Leonissa, a Capuchin priest. For his preaching of the faith, he was cruelly
treated by the Mohammedans. Famous for his apostolic labors and for his
miracles, he was canonized by the Sovereign Pontiff, Pope Benedict XIV.

At Bremen, the commemoration of St. Rembert. He was a disciple of St. Anschar
and, after the death of his master, was elected on this day Bishop of Hamburg
and Bremen in his stead. + An Anniversary.