Dear Ms. Wendy Pope Joan,
You will note that each of the individuals about whom I write - while
worthy, charming, and edifying - are, alas, only "venerable", not "Saint"
(such as yourself). Other Listmembers can better instruct you in the
formidable procedures and arcanery that lead one from being regarded as
"venerable" to being revered as "saint".
Likewise, our List's Esteemed Resident Historian and Magister Limericarum,
Bill East (aka Oriens), is the provider of the "Interim Saint" lists; and.
thus, should be your proper respondent for "daily saints info", although
many of our Members will also have their personal preferences for such
information.
If, however, you are interested in the source for the poetic tales of wonder
I toss into our List's medieval salad, they come from "Menologio
Franciscano", written by Fr. Agustin de Vetancurt, and published in Mexico
City in 1698 as part of his "Teatro Mexicano, A Brief Description of the
Exemplary Religious and Historical Occurrences in the New World of the
Indies". It is available in a facsimile edition, published by Editorial
Porrua, SA, Mexico City, 1971. [Of course, the material is in Colonial
Spanish; so I translate it for submission to the List.]
Helpful?
jmichael
>JM-
>
>Where do you get your daily saints info? I would like to do a column in our
>regional Sunday paper religious section that would outline the days of the
>week with Saints days and their information. Is there a book or special
>calendar that gives each Saint's day for the year, and if so, do you know
>where I could get one?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Wendy Reardon
>----- Original Message -----
>From: J. Michael Walker <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 12:26 PM
>Subject: Re: April 2 - Venerable and Skillful (if Somewhat Reflexive)
>Levitator
>
>
>> As an uplifting reminder that "you cannot keep a good man down", today we
>> recall the life of- -
>>
>>
>> The Venerable Franciscan Brother Andres Peres, a native of Montijo en
>> Extremadura; son of Juan Esteban and Catalina Grajera. Professed in the
>> religious Convent of Puebla on July 17, 1607, at 29 years of age, taking
>the
>> name Fray Andres Martin. His ardent charity led him to serve the sick.
He
>> was continually in prayer, and in fervent contemplation of our Redeemer.
>>
>> While crossing Plateros Street with a sack of bran, he saw an Image of
the
>> crucified Christ and, with sack and body, he levitated in ecstasy until
he
>> came to the Image.
>>
>> On various occasions while serving the sick, he would pass by a Crucifix
>on
>> the door of the Pharmacy, raise his eyes, and with cup in hand, elevate.
>>
>> Once it happened that he had four eggs in each hand, and levitated in
>> ecstasy; and upon extending his hands, not a single egg fell.
>>
>> The Most Illustrious Archbishop of Mexico, aware of this, wished to see
>that
>> which others admired. When Fray Andres went out one Saturday to gather
>> alms, the Archbishop had him called into his oratory, and showed him a
>Holy
>> Christ that he had. Unable to contain himself, Fray Andres levitated to
>> where the holy figure hung; for which the Holy Prelate gave thanks to Our
>> Lord, compensating with alms the time he had taken from Fray Andres, time
>> well gained though lost.
>>
>> The time came to go see in the other life that which he so fervently
>> contemplated in this, and he died in the Mexican Convent, April 2, 1631;
>the
>> burial for which saw a great gathering drawn by the fame of his virtues.
>>
>> - from "Menologio Franciscano"
>>
>> [Lacking only some assertion that, when they made effort to lower his
>casket
>> into the ground, it hovered in midair for some time, to the wonderment of
>> many and to the satisfaction of others.]
>>
>> jmichael
>>
>>
>>
>>
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