From: rich <richarra@gmail.com>

September 1st - Saint Regulus

Saint Regulus or Saint Rule of Andrew was a monk[1] of Patras who, in
the fourth century, according to a Scottish legend that became current
during the twelfth century (National Archives of Scotland), fled to
Scotland with the bones of Saint Andrew, and deposited them at St
Andrews. His feast day in the Aberdeen Breviary is October 17.

Saint Regulus[2] was galvanized into action by a visionary dream that
Emperor Constantine had decided to remove Saint Andrew's relics from
Patras to Constantinople.[3] Warned by an angel, he was to move as
many bones as far away as he could to the 'ends of the earth' for
safekeeping.

He was shipwrecked at Muckross on the shore of Fifeshire at the spot
called Kilrymont, which is now St. Andrews, and was welcomed by a
Pictish king, Hungus or Angus, who was actually of the eighth or ninth
century. The monastery claimed to have three fingers of the saint's
right hand, the upper bone of an arm, one kneecap, and one of his
teeth. Within the grounds of the cathedral is the tower of St Regulus,
which is all that remains of a late pre-Norman church.

The legend served to authenticate the apostle Andrew as patron saint
of Scotland. "The Regulus legend was publicized by Scottish kings,
nobles and churchmen from the 12th century onwards for political
reasons. Scottish independence had come under threat from England
since the late 11th century, and the Scottish Church was contesting a
claim to primacy by the archbishop of York. In the medieval world
precedence was important. By promoting the story of Saint Andrew's
choice of Scotland in the 4th century, the Scots acquired a top-rank
patron saint, a separate identity from England, and a date for the
supposed foundation of the Scottish Church, predating the conversion
of England and Ireland to Christianity by several centuries."
(National Archives of Scotland)

Notes
=C2 =C2 1. ^ In some versions he was the bishop; in some modern retell=
ings
Patras is confused with Patmos.
=C2 =C2 2. ^ His name is simply the personification of the "rule" unde=
r
which a monastery is organized. He is also venerated as "Saint Rule"
and in Scots as Saint Riaghail.
=C2 =C2 3. ^ Andrew's relics continued to be venerated at Constantinop=
le;
after Constantinople was sacked in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, the
relics at Constantinople were taken to the cathedral of Amalfi in
Italy. They were returned by the Vatican to Patras in 1964.

References
=C2 =C2 * National Archives of Scotland: feature on St. Andrew
=C2 =C2 * St Regulus at ruleweb
=C2 =C2 * CatholicForum: Saint Regulus

Saint Quote:
"All the science of the Saints is included in these two things: To do,
and to suffer. And whoever has done these two things best, has made
himself most saintly"
--St. Francis de Sales

Bible Quote:
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in that
which is greater: and he that is unjust in that which is little is
unjust also in that which is greater.=C2 ( Luke 16:10) DRB


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O my Jesus, Immaculate Lamb sacrificed on the Cross for me! Let not
all that Thou hast suffered for me be lost, but accomplish in me the
object of Thy great sufferings! O bind me entirely with the sweet
chains of Thy love in order that I may not leave Thee, and that I may
nevermore be separated from Thee: "Most sweet Jesus, suffer me not to
be separated from Thee, suffer me not to be separated from Thee!
Amen.

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