April
23
Saints of the Day
Saint George, d. 304,
Victory Bringer
The soldier of Cappadocia martyred in Palestine who
killed a dragon attaching a princess, with many conversions after that.
One of the
Fourteen Holy Helpers.
The essence of the story is like Revelation 12. There was
a soldier riding a horse which is the Church. A dragon, the devil, was going to
destroy the Church and George saved the Church at the times of Emperor
Diocletian... how?... we don't know the details... the dragon is Satan, the
princess is the Church... and somehow St. George saved the princess, the Church
St. George is well known all over Europe because at the time
of the Crusaders was very popular.
Memorial
23 April (Roman Catholic);
3 November (Russian Orthodox); fourth Sunday in June (Malta);
third Sunday in July (Gozo)
Born in Cappadocia
Died
tortured and
beheaded c.304
at Lydda,
Palestine at the times of Emperor Diocletian
Images
Gallery of images of Saint George [45 images, 1,474
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Additional Information
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintg05.htm
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0423.htm
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Readings
Saint George was a man who abandoned one army for another: he gave up
the rank of tribune to enlist as a soldier for Christ. Eager to encounter the
enemy, he first stripped away his worldly wealth by giving all he had to he
poor. Then, free and unencumbered, bearing the shield of faith, he plunged
into the think of the battle, an ardent soldier for Christ.
Clearly what he did serves to teach us a valuable lesson: if we are afraid to
strip ourselves of out worldly possessions, then we are unfit to make a strong
defense of the faith.
Dear brothers, let us not only admire the courage of this fighter in heaven's
army, but follow his example. Let us be inspired to strive for the reward of
heavenly glory.
We must now cleanse ourselves, as Saint Paul tells us, from all defilement of
body and spirit, so that one day we too may deserve to enter that temple of
blessedness to which we now aspire. from a sermon by Saint
Peter Damian
Saint Brother Giles of Assisi, d.
1262
Friend and third follower of Saint
Francis of Assisi,
on the Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
- Died
1262 at
Perugia,
Italy of natural causes
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Little Flowers of Saint Francis, Brother Giles in Parts 3 and 4
Saints of April 23:
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