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miércoles, 17 de julio de 2013
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San Alejo
Beggar
Century V
He was the son of a wealthy Roman senator. He was born and spent his youth in Rome. His parents taught him the word and example that helps spread the poor become treasures in heaven and serve to erase sins. So very young Alexius distributed among the needy getting much money, and many other kinds of support, and this brought many blessings from God.
But arriving at twenty realized that life in a very rich family and very worldly society brought him many dangers to his soul, and fled the house, dressed as a beggar and went to Syria.
In Syria he spent 17 years dedicated to the worship and penance, and begged for him and the other very needy. It was so holy that people called him "the man of God." What he wanted was to preach the virtue of poverty and virtue of humility. But suddenly a very spiritual person told the people that this beggar so poor, the son of a rich family, and he fearing that honors paid to him, he fled to Syria and returned to Rome.
He came home to his parents in Rome to ask for a trade, and they did not realize that this beggar was his own son. He spent the lowest drudgery, and so he spent another 17 years sleeping under a ladder, holding on and working and did penance, and offered his humiliations for sinners.
It happened finally got sick and muribundo and sent for his humble hovel, under the stairs, their parents, and told them that he was her son, who had chosen that tremendous penance lifestyle. The two old men crying and hugged him helped him die well.
After death began to get many miracles for those who were entrusted to him. In Rome, he built a temple and the Church of the East, especially in Syria, he had great devotion.
The teaching of the life of St. Alexius is that to get the humility needed humiliations. Pride is a sin very own spiritual souls, and they humiliate us accepting away. Even the people who are most concerned with good works have to fight against pride because if allowed to grow will ruin his holiness. The pride lurks even among the best actions we do, and if we are not alert sterilized our apostolate. A great saint once rebuked a disciple to be very proud, and he told her: "Father, I'm not proud." The saint replied, "That's your worst danger, you are proud, and you realize you are proud."
Life of St. Alexius is for us an invitation to try to get through this land without seeking honors and praises vain, and then will come in each that which Christ promised: "He who humbles himself will be exalted."
Jesus said, "The last shall be first. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 5)
San Alejo
Beggar
Century V
He was the son of a wealthy Roman senator. He was born and spent his youth in Rome. His parents taught him the word and example that helps spread the poor become treasures in heaven and serve to erase sins. So very young Alexius distributed among the needy getting much money, and many other kinds of support, and this brought many blessings from God.
But arriving at twenty realized that life in a very rich family and very worldly society brought him many dangers to his soul, and fled the house, dressed as a beggar and went to Syria.
In Syria he spent 17 years dedicated to the worship and penance, and begged for him and the other very needy. It was so holy that people called him "the man of God." What he wanted was to preach the virtue of poverty and virtue of humility. But suddenly a very spiritual person told the people that this beggar so poor, the son of a rich family, and he fearing that honors paid to him, he fled to Syria and returned to Rome.
He came home to his parents in Rome to ask for a trade, and they did not realize that this beggar was his own son. He spent the lowest drudgery, and so he spent another 17 years sleeping under a ladder, holding on and working and did penance, and offered his humiliations for sinners.
It happened finally got sick and muribundo and sent for his humble hovel, under the stairs, their parents, and told them that he was her son, who had chosen that tremendous penance lifestyle. The two old men crying and hugged him helped him die well.
After death began to get many miracles for those who were entrusted to him. In Rome, he built a temple and the Church of the East, especially in Syria, he had great devotion.
The teaching of the life of St. Alexius is that to get the humility needed humiliations. Pride is a sin very own spiritual souls, and they humiliate us accepting away. Even the people who are most concerned with good works have to fight against pride because if allowed to grow will ruin his holiness. The pride lurks even among the best actions we do, and if we are not alert sterilized our apostolate. A great saint once rebuked a disciple to be very proud, and he told her: "Father, I'm not proud." The saint replied, "That's your worst danger, you are proud, and you realize you are proud."
Life of St. Alexius is for us an invitation to try to get through this land without seeking honors and praises vain, and then will come in each that which Christ promised: "He who humbles himself will be exalted."
Jesus said, "The last shall be first. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 5)
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