From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

March 18th - St. Salvator of Horta
Also known as Salvador, Salvatore

Memorial
17 April (Friars Minor)

(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 weal=
th
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=E2=
=80=99s
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.


Saint Quote:
When death comes, and we stand before God, no king can command Him, no authority can restrain Him, no riches can hire Him to wait past his
appointed time even one moment of an hour. Therefore let us speak what
we are bound to speak and do the deeds we are called to do. No empty
time is allowed to any of us.
-- Saint Thomas More

Bible Quote:
28 After this Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to
fulfil the scripture), =E2=80=9CI thirst.=E2=80=9D 29 A bowl full of vinega=
r stood
there; so they put a sponge full of the vinegar on hyssop and held it
to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said, =E2=80=9CIt =
is
finished=E2=80=9D; and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:28-30) RSVCE


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Angels--Their Nine Choirs--The Principalities

We now come to the Three Administrative Choirs, who carry out the
directions of the Regulative Choirs. Of these three the highest is
called the Principalities.

The Principalities consist of those members of the Heavenly Host who
have entrusted to their care provinces and kingdoms. They are the
guardians of nations and peoples. They seek to influence the hearts of
their rulers, and to guide events under God's direction for the
benefit of the land or district committed to their care. We ought to
pray to the Angel who guards our country as well as to its Patron
Saint for its many needs.

The Principalities take so special an interest in their own province,
that we find in Daniel x. 2, a sort of contest between the Prince or
ruling spirit of Persia and the Prince of Palestine respecting the
return of the Jews. They each had, at first an opinion of their own,
yet as soon as God's will was known, it is an equal joy to both to
carry it out. Is this my case?

The Principalities are thus the Generals of the army of Heaven,
carrying out instructions as a general does those of his chief or of
the Cabinet at home. To their ranks will be added many who are sent to
carry the gospel to heathen lands, or who are entrusted with
widespread authority over the faithful. Among them we shall one day
see many great Saints, and many Bishops and Archbishops, Christian
kings and others, who have ruled faithfully the Church or State.
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