{"id":63185,"date":"2023-08-18T00:15:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T04:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=63185"},"modified":"2023-08-18T07:58:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T11:58:16","slug":"spiritual-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/spiritual-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"
Some things separate us from God<\/div>\n
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We seek God’s presence and “they who seek shall find.” It is not a question of searching so much as an inner consciousness of the Divine\u00a0spirit in your heart. To realize God’s presence you must surrender to\u00a0His will in the small as well as in the big things of life. This makes\u00a0God’s guidance possible. Some things separate you from God–a false\u00a0word, a fear-inspired failure, a harsh criticism, a stubborn\u00a0resentment. These are the things that put a distance between your mind\u00a0and God. A word of love, a selfless reconciliation, and a kind act of\u00a0helpfulness–these bring God closer.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0I pray that I may think and say and do the things that bring God closer to me. I pray that I may find Him in a sincere prayer, a kind word, or an unselfish deed.<\/div>\n
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\u2014 From 24 Hours a Day<\/em><\/div>\n
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August 3rd \u2013 Bl. Augustine Gazotich of Lucera, OP B (AC)<\/div>\n
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Born in Trau, Dalmatia, c. 1260-1262; died 1323; cultus reconfirmed by Pope Clement XI in 1702. Augustine was born into a wealthy family who\u00a0provided him with an excellent education. At 18, he and an Italian friend headed to the Dominican novitiate in France. Near Pavia, Italy, they were attacked by enemies of his family, who left the bodies of the two boys in the snow by the side of the road. Augustine was badly injured; his friend died. When he recovered from his injuries, Augustine continued to the novitiate. Augustine spent most of his life battling heresy: In his native Dalmatia, he fought the Manich\u00e6en\u00a0heresy; in Sicily, Islam; in Hungary both. In every situation in which\u00a0he found himself, Augustine gave proof of his virtue and good\u00a0judgment. When Cardinal Boccasini came to Hungary as legate, he noted\u00a0the wisdom and tact of his brother Dominican, and when he himself\u00a0ascended the papal throne as Benedict XI, he appointed Augustine\u00a0bishop of Zagreb in Croatia in 1303.<\/div>\n
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This diocese was in chaos when Augustine assumed the cathedra. His\u00a0three predecessors had all tried, but failed, to repair the ravages of\u00a0heresy, plague, and schism. The new bishop began by reforming the\u00a0clergy. He finished building the cathedral and made a complete visitation of his diocese. His work was to bring him into violent\u00a0conflict with the government, but, spiritually, he restored the entire\u00a0see during his episcopacy.<\/div>\n
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Several charming miracles are related about Augustine. The river water\u00a0of Zagreb was unfit to drink, so the Dominican fathers asked Augustine\u00a0to pray for a new supply. At his prayer a fountain sprang up in the\u00a0yard of the convent, abundantly supplying their needs. Another time he\u00a0planted a tree in a little village and the leaves turned out to have\u00a0healing properties. On one occasion, when Bishop Augustine was dining\u00a0with Benedict XI, the pope, feeling that a missionary bishop must eat\u00a0well to preach well, had a dish of partridge set before Augustine, who\u00a0never ate meat. Because he did not want to offend the pope, he prayed<\/div>\n
for a resolution to the situation. The legend says that God turned the\u00a0partridges into fish!<\/div>\n
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Augustine was transferred from Zagreb to Lucera (Nocera), Sicily. Here\u00a0he continued his holy government, usings characteristic gentleness and his gift of healing. He promoted devotion to Saints Dominic,\u00a0Thomas Aquinas, and Peter Martyr\u2014all brother Dominicans. Feeling that\u00a0he was near death, he returned to the Dominican convent in Nocera to\u00a0die among his brethren. Under his statue in the cathedral of Nocera is\u00a0the legend, “Sanctus Augustine Episcopus Lucerinus Ordinis\u00a0Praedicatorum,” an indication of the veneration in which he is held\u00a0(Benedictines, Dorcy).<\/div>\n
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Saint quote:<\/div>\n
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“He who purifies himself from his faults in the present life,\u00a0satisfies with a penny a debt of a thousand ducats; and he who waits\u00a0until the other life to discharge his debts, consents to pay a\u00a0thousand ducats for that which he might before have paid with a\u00a0penny.”<\/div>\n
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–Saint Catherine, Treatise on purgatory.<\/div>\n
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Bible Quote:<\/div>\n
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Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is\u00a0the price of her. 11 The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he\u00a0shall have no need of spoils. 12 She will render him good, and not\u00a0evil, all the days of her life.\u00a0 (Proverbs<\/em> 31:10-12) DRB<\/div>\n
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Saint Anthony, Disperser of Devils<\/div>\n
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Dear St. Anthony, it is still as St. Peter said: The devil prowls\u00a0about, lion-like, looking for someone to devour. I confess that\u00a0I don’t always resist him; I sometimes toy with temptation. St.\u00a0Anthony, Disperser of Devils, remind me of my duty to avoid\u00a0all occasions of sin. May I always pray in temptation that I<\/div>\n
may remain loyal to my Lord Jesus. Pray for my other\u00a0intentions, please. (Name them.)<\/div>\n
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[resources: books of inspiration<\/a><\/span>]<\/em><\/div>\n
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