SAINTS TO LIVE BY BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ST. BONAVENTURE CWL #72 FEBRUARY 2014 Presenting Jesus! This month we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple. In accordance with Jewish tradition, 40 days after a baby is born the parents would bring an offering of doves, lamb or pigeons to the temple. Since Mary and Joseph were Jewish they were obedient to this practice. The Presentation is also the Fourth Joyful Mystery in the Rosary. On February 11th, the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick. On this day we remember those who are seriously ill. Here at St. Bonaventure we recognize this day by celebrating Mass for those who are ill to God and His Mother. However in 1505 and her feast day is and, at this Mass, Father will offer her father married her to the February 4. St. Jane would be a them the Anointing of the Sick. Also Duke of Orleans. She endured good Saint to ask for help with our in February we recognize Saints further neglect from her husband prayers and to develop patience. Jane, Richard, Agatha and Peter but kept him in her prayers. Damian. When he ascended to the throne So in this month of February we as Louis XII he repudiated his rejoice in Jesus’ Presentation loyal wife with false accusations. and especially remember those St. Jane of Valois Rather than being upset she in our parish who suffer illness. St. Jane, despite being of royal blood, rejoiced as she was now free to In addition we wish a happy suffered many humiliations. She was serve God by founding the Order the daughter of Louis XI of France. of the Annunciation. The rule of feast day to all the Agathas, He was so disappointed that she was the new Order was approved by Janes, Richards, Peters and not the hoped for son, he banished Pope Alexander VI in 1501. It was Damiens. May your patron during her lifetime that the her from the palace. Like other saints watch over you and guide saints who suffered neglect she found Angelus was introduced in France you as you strive to be good consolation in her faith and when five and its sound three times each years old she offered her whole heart day gave her great hope. She died people like them.

SAINT AGATHA This saint had a very difficult life. It is said that when she was young she was Did you know... sent to a home where she was forced to give up her faith. There she was St. Agatha is one of seven women, tortured and after that Saint Peter excluding the Blessed Virgin Mary, appeared to her and healed her of her commemorated by name in the Canon of wounds. Saint Agatha was credited with protection from eruptions. She is the the Mass. stopping the eruption of Mount Etna patron saint of miners, alpine guides the year after her death. People in breast cancer patients and nurses. Her Catania continue to pray to her for feast day is celebrated on February 5th. Saint Richard

St. Richard, who died in 722, was KIDS CORNER a prince of Wessex. We do not Word Search: have a great deal of information about him except that he was a very holy man whose earnest 1. We celebrate the prayers for his gravely ill younger Feast of the __ on son were answered. His holiness Feb. 2nd? may also be verified by the fact 2. Which mystery of that he was the father of three the rosary is the Feast saints: St. Willibald, who became a above found in? Bishop, St. Winebald, who helped 3. Our Lady of __ is evangelize Europe and became celebrated on Feb. abbot of a monastery founded by 11th? his brother, and St. Walpurga who 4. St. __ was the joined her brothers in Europe and daughter of Louix XI? became abbess of a convent there. In devotion to his faith, and as 5. Who is the patron saint of nurses? penance, Richard took his two sons on a pilgrimage to holy places 6. How many of St. in France and Italy. However in Richard’s sons Lucca, Italy, he became ill and died became saints? quite suddenly and was buried 8. Who did St. Peter Damian name himself after? 7. You could you pray there. Miracles were reported at to St. Richard for 9. Which saint could you ask for help with your schoolwork? blessings for your __? his tomb, and he is still venerated in Lucca. St. Richard’s feast day is February 7. When you consider the he was placed in an orphanage bishop of Ostia and worked very example that he gave to his where he was badly treated. A hard to bring about positive children he would be a great saint priest associated with the changes in the Church. He was to pray to for blessings for our orphanage saw that Peter was very later made a Doctor of the Church families. bright and he arranged for Peter to as a result of the positive changes go to school. Peter was so happy he brought about. If you are with this priest’s actions that he struggling with your schoolwork Saint Peter Damian called himself Peter Damian after perhaps you could ask this saint the priest. When Peter grew up he for help. We celebrate St. Peter Peter was born in the year 1007 in became a monk and went on to Damian’s feast on February 21st. Ravenna, Italy. Peter’s parents become the superior of his died when he was very young and community. In 1057 he became the Feast Days to Remember PRAYER TO ST. PETER DAMIAN Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Feb 2 Saint Jane of Valois Dear St Peter, you celebrated Feb 4 the power of prayer. Help us Saint Agatha remember that prayer is our Feb 5 Saint Richard path to God. Feb 7 Our Lady of Lourdes Amen. Feb 11 Saint Peter Damian Feb 21