SAINT OF THE DAY -- March 20 - Saint Salvator of Horta
March 20
St. Salvator of Horta
(1520-1567)
A reputation for holiness does have some drawbacks. Public recognition
can be a nuisance at times—as the confreres of Salvator found out.
Salvator
was born during Spain’s Golden Age. Art, politics and wealth were
flourishing. So was religion. Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of
Jesus in 1540.
Salvator’s parents were poor. At the age of 21 he
entered the Franciscans as a brother and was soon known for his
asceticism, humility and simplicity.
As cook, porter and later
the official beggar for the friars in Tortosa, he became well known for
his charity. He healed the sick with the Sign of the Cross. When crowds
of sick people began coming to the friary to see Salvator, the friars
transferred him to Horta. Again the sick flocked to ask his
intercession; one person estimated that two thousand people a week came
to see Salvator. He told them to examine their consciences, to go to
confession and to receive Holy Communion worthily. He refused to pray
for those who would not receive those sacraments.
The
public attention given to Salvator was relentless. The crowds would
sometimes tear off pieces of his habit as relics. Two years before his
death, Salvator was moved again, this time to Cagliari on the island of
Sardinia. He died at Cagliari saying, "Into your hands, O Lord, I
commend my spirit." He was canonized in 1938.
Comment:
Medical science is now seeing more clearly the relation of some diseases to one’s emotional and spiritual life. In Healing Life’s Hurts,
Matthew and Dennis Linn report that sometimes people experience relief
from illness only when they have decided to forgive others. Salvator
prayed that people might be healed, and many were. Surely not all
diseases can be treated this way; medical help should not be abandoned.
But notice that Salvator urged his petitioners to reestablish their
priorities in life before they asked for healing.
Quote:"Then Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them
authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness" (Matthew 10:1).
Source: American Catholic Organization
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avoid certain topics fear of angering your partner?
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believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
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threaten to take your children away or harm them?
threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
force you to have sex?
destroy your belongings?
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