MARCH 4TH 2003
ST.CASIMIR
PRINCE CONFESSOR(1458-1484)
LIFE:
St.Casimir was the second son of King Casimir IV of Poland and the
virtuous Elizabeth of Austria , recieved his early education from the
deeply religious Canon John Dugosz, the polish historian, who later become
Archbishop of Lemberg.At the age of 9 he was already a remarkable for his
piety , and a young Prince he would often spend long night hours
kneeling before locked doors of churches , oblivious to the inclemency of
the weather.His charity towards the poor knew no bounds, which earned him
the title of *The father and Defender of the poor and wretched**
Casimir had a particularly ardent devotion to our Lady, whom
he addressed as his "Good Mother", and he would daily recite on his knees
St.Anselm of Canterbury`s tender hymn " Daily daily sing to Mary ..."
During his Father`s prolonged absence in Luthiania, the saintly young
prince administered the State of Poland from 1481 to 1483 with pronounced
success,
Returned to prayer and study, maintained his decision to remain celibate even under
pressure to marry the emperor's daughter. He died at the age of 26 at the
very hour which had been revealed to him.He was canonized by Pope Adrean
VI in 1522.
One hundred and twenty -two years after his death his body
was found to be still incurrupt.
PATRONAGE:
bachelors, kings, Lithuania, Poland, princes , invoked against plague
REFLECTION:
** As a stout staff supports the trembling limbs of a feeble old
man, so does faith sustain our vacillating mind, lest it be tossed
about by sinful hesitation and perplexity***( St.John Chrysostom)
COMMENT:
What is there on earth which can engage the affections of a
Christian, or be the object of his ambition, in whose soul God
desires to establish his kingdom? Whoever has conceived a just
idea of this immense happiness and dignity must look upon all the
glittering bubbles of this world as empty and vain, and consider
every thing in this life barely as it can advance or hinder the
great object of all his desires. Few arrive at this happy and
glorious state, because scarce any one seeks it with his whole
heart, and has the courage sincerely to renounce all things and
die to himself: and this precious jewel cannot be purchased upon
any other terms. The kingdom of God can only be planted in a soul
upon the ruins of self-love: so
we adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee,Because of Thy Holy Cross
Thou ha s redeemed the world....!!!!!
S.THOMAS
NOTTINGHAM
ENGLAND
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