Second Sunday of Lent
Cement a friendship. I must say that I have a great need of this activity. I am so distanced from most of my friends. Get together with your friend and have a cup of coffee together or go shopping, or both. You'll both be glad you took the time to care.
Saint of the Day
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Blessed Luke Belludi
(1200-c. 1285)
In
1220, St. Anthony was preaching conversion to the inhabitants of Padua
when a young nobleman, Luke Belludi, came up to him and humbly asked to
receive the habit of the followers of St. Francis. Anthony liked the
talented, well-educated Luke and personally recommended him to St.
Francis, who then received him into the Franciscan Order.
Luke, then only 20, was to be Anthony's companion in his travels and
in his preaching, tending to him in his last days and taking Anthony's
place upon his death. He was appointed guardian of the Friars Minor in
the city of Padua. In 1239 the city fell into the hands of its enemies.
Nobles were put to death, the mayor and council were banished, the great
university of Padua gradually closed and the church dedicated to St.
Anthony was left unfinished. Luke himself was expelled from the city but
secretly returned. At night he and the new guardian would visit the
tomb of St. Anthony in the unfinished shrine to pray for his help. One
night a voice came from the tomb assuring them that the city would soon
be delivered from its evil tyrant.
After the fulfillment of the prophetic message, Luke was elected provincial minister and furthered the completion of the great basilica in honor of Anthony, his teacher. He founded many convents of the order and had, as Anthony, the gift of miracles. Upon his death he was laid to rest in the basilica that he had helped finish and has had a continual veneration up to the present time.
Saint of the Day
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Blessed Luke Belludi
(1200-c. 1285)
After the fulfillment of the prophetic message, Luke was elected provincial minister and furthered the completion of the great basilica in honor of Anthony, his teacher. He founded many convents of the order and had, as Anthony, the gift of miracles. Upon his death he was laid to rest in the basilica that he had helped finish and has had a continual veneration up to the present time.
Comment:
The epistles refer several times to a man named Luke as Paul’s trusted companion on his missionary journeys. Perhaps every great preacher needs a Luke; Anthony surely did. Luke Belludi not only accompanied Anthony on his travels, he also cared for the great saint in his final illness and carried on Anthony’s mission after the saint’s death. Yes, every preacher needs a Luke, someone to offer support and reassurance—including those who minister to us. We don’t even have to change our names!
Sources: SUNDAY BY SUNDAY and americancatholic.org
The epistles refer several times to a man named Luke as Paul’s trusted companion on his missionary journeys. Perhaps every great preacher needs a Luke; Anthony surely did. Luke Belludi not only accompanied Anthony on his travels, he also cared for the great saint in his final illness and carried on Anthony’s mission after the saint’s death. Yes, every preacher needs a Luke, someone to offer support and reassurance—including those who minister to us. We don’t even have to change our names!
Sources: SUNDAY BY SUNDAY and americancatholic.org
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