-- James 1:22 --

-- James 1:22 --

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Do
what it says.
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It is important to listen to what God's Word says, but it is much more
important to obey it, to do what it says. We can measure the
effectiveness of our Biblestudy time by the effect it has on our
behavior and attitudes. Do you put into action what you have studied?

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February 5th - Blessed Elizabeth Canori Mora, Mystic
1774-1825

Elizabeth Canori Mora was born in Rome on 21 November 1774 to Tommaso
and Teresa Primoli. Her family was well-off, profoundly Christian and
diligent in the education of their children.

Elizabeth studied with the Augustinian Sisters of Cascia (1785-88),
where she was noted for her intelligence, profound interior life and
spirit of penance. Returning to Rome, she led a remarkable life for
some years and in 1796 married Cristoforo Mora, a young lawyer.

Matrimony for her was a thoughtful, mature decision, but after some
months, the psychological fragility of Cristoforo compromised the
serenity of the family. Attracted by a woman of simple status, he
deceived his wife and estranged himself from the family, reducing it
to destitution.
To the physical and psychological violence of her husband, Elizabeth
responded with absolute fidelity. There are no excuses, conveniences
or interests that can justify any detraction whatsoever to the code of
fidelity which is of love and of total surrender.

In 1801 a mysterious illness brought her to death's door. She was
cured in an inexplicable way and had her first mystical experience.

She was the mother of four children, of whom the first two died a few
days after birth. Forced to make a living working with her hands, she
continued to care for her daughters, Marianna and Luciana, and the
daily chores of the home with utmost care. She also dedicated much
time to prayer, the poor and the sick.

Her home soon became a reference point for many people who turned to
her for material and spiritual help. She devoted special care to
families in need. For her, family meant a place for each person, a
place of fruitfulness and life, of faith, solidarity and
responsibility. It was the temple in which she welcomed the "beloved
Lord, Jesus of Nazareth" and all those who turned to her. Through
self-denial, Elizabeth offered her life for the peace and holiness of
the Church, her husband's conversion and the salvation of sinners.

In 1807 Elizabeth joined the Trinitarian Third Order. She came to know
and understand profoundly the spirituality of the Trinitarians,
responding with dedication to the vocation of the family and secular
consecration. Her admirable human and Christian virtues and the fame
of her holiness spread through Rome, Albano and Marino, where she was
popularly known as "the saint".

On 5 February 1825, while being cared for by her two daughters,
Elizabeth died, entering gently into the light of the Holy Trinity.
She is buried in Rome in the Trinitarian church of San Carlino alle
Quattro Fontane. Shortly after her death, as she had predicted, her
husband converted, joined the Trinitarian Third Order and later became
a priest of the Conventual Franciscans. He died on 9 September 1845
and is buried in the Conventual Franciscans' church in Sezze.

http://www.savior.org/saints/mora.htm


Saint Quote:
I am hungry for the work and I wish with all my heart to be one of the
chosen Ones, whose privilege it will be, to sacrifice themselves for
the salvation of the souls of the poor Islanders.... I am not afraid of
any disease, hence it would be my greatest delight even to minister to
the abandoned 'lepers.'
--Blessed Mother Marianne Cope

Bible Quote:
But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you:
and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you: That you may be
the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to
rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.
(Matt. 5:44-45) DRB


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ACT OF CONSECRATION

O Lord, since I am Thy servant and the son of Thy handmaid,
I renounce the devil and all his works and pomps; all the
vanity of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh.
Thou alone art the God of my heart; Thou, O God, art my
portion forever. Thou art the portion of my inheritance and of
my cup. Thou art He that will restore my inheritance unto me.
Do Thou therefore take for Thine own all the powers of my
soul, my memory, my intellect, and my will. All that I am, and
all that I have, Thou hast bestowed upon me: therefore I give
back all to Thee, and surrender it to be wholly governed by
Thy sovereign will. Grant me but grace to love thee alone,
and I am rich enough and ask no more.