20th day of the Lunar Month.
Saint of the Day:
St. Eulalia (d. 304) , also called St. Eulalia of Merida.
According to traditional Hagiography, Saint Eulalia was martyred in Spain. She was only 12 when she was sentenced to death by Dacian, the local judge, for the crime of “athiesm” or failing to worship the Roman Dieties because of her Christian faith. Tradition states that she was first tortured by having her flesh torn with hooks, then killed by being burned to death. It is also stated in several traditional sources that she was “spared” from the full pain of being burned to death because of “the fotunate fact“ that her long hair caught fire and choked her to death quickly.
St. Eulalia comes to us from the Visigothic Church and has reached us through the Mozarabic Liturgy, in which today is her feast day.
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Marian Meditation of the Day:
Verse
Rise and shine!
Your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
-- Isa 60:1
Reflection
The Holy Spirit did not describe Mary in the Gospels but left it to you to picture her in your heart.
In this way, you might comprehend that there is no grace, no perfection, and no glory conceivable in a simple creature that is lacking to her.
-- St. Thomas of Villanova
Prayer
O Mary, help me to meditate often on your life in the Mysteries of Christ. May I come to appreciate the true glory that is yours.
Amen.
Remember to Pray the Rosary for Peace!
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