The Blessed Sacrament should be honored by hearing Mass, receiving Communion frequently, visiting the Blessed Sacrament, and making spiritual communions. The rosary should be said daily...We should meditate on the mysteries, applying them to the circumstances of our own lives."
- St. Anthony Mary Claret (1807 - 1870)
Today is the feast day of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the founder of the Claretians. Anthony was born in Catalonia, Spain, in 1807. His father was a weaver, and Anthony also took up the trade for a while until he decided to become a Jesuit priest. However, because of his sicknesses, which prevented him from entering the Jesuits, he became a secular priest. In 1849, he founded the Claretians (also known as the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary). He served as the archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, from 1850 to 1857. He came back to Spain to visit Queen Isabella II because he was her chaplain, and went into exile with her and her party in 1868. Anthony contributed to the First Vatican Council from 1869 till 1870 when he died in Fontfroide, France. Anthony was bestowed with many spiritual gifts including the gift of prophecy and that of performing miracles, and he also wrote many books and pamphlets.
St. Anthony Mary Claret, pray for us!
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Picture of And Information About St. Anthony Taken From:
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1452
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1178
http://arsorandi.blogspot.com/2012/10/collect-of-day-st-anthony-mary-claret.html
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