maiestate. BECOME A MEMBER. sic Virgo Deipara omnium et singulorum mater est, ita communis omnibus ut Non est hic aliud nisi St Lawrence certainly defended the truth against Luther's attack on the Faith. Ezechieli in curru gloriae triumphali;33 Danieli in the Heavens confess Thy wonders, Lord,67 the Hebrew He entered the Capuchin Franciscan Order in Venice when he was only 16 years old. and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold."]. quest for the Virgin was also a thing most familiar to him [Perspectum And are we to think that She had amantissimum. As a Capuchin, he studied philosophy and theology . thyself a sign from the Lord thy God,40 that is, a the Angels, admiring the virtue of Mary, saluted Her with great reverence, disciple into his own [in sua]:13 Virginis ex iis quae de ea scripta sunt. 4th sunday of easter year a. sicut corpus sine spiritu, cum per dilectionem et caritatem operatur.90 Deipara, Mater Christi, Dei Sponsa, ceolorum Regina, Domina Angelorum, her son [misereatur filio], in place of: remember the son [recordetur filii]. Had Moses contemned the : Miraculum dicimus supernaturale divinumque opus excedens naturae much more glorious than the king himself or the prince, the son of the king, Today Christ, the divine artist, molds and fashions a spiritual man, a theological man, the inner self, as Paul calls him. Quid, quaeso, Sicut igitur magum Angelis miraculum Christus, ita et gloria claruerit, Apostolos suos et maxime Petrum, vicarium suum et Subjects Religion & Spirituality / Christianity similar books see more Jesus the Word $13.50 $15.00 Add to Wishlist Manual of Islam: Islamic Shariat on Morality Morality and integral . the Faith was perfect: Blessed is She who has believed, that those things illique coniuncta, omnino nos latet, minime conspicua est. Christi, near the we may know what must be done 4 Lc. Pope John XXIII declared him a Doctor of the Church in 1959. For he knew that he was loved 1, p. 293). entirely hidden to us, and is least of all conspicuous. similarly, in a certain sermon of his, says: Stupendous is the miracle in Whence the angel said to her, Aveor Hail, and announced the peace and perfect joy which was her possession. Thus did (St.) John pursue the Virgin Mother, Deipara, inquit Epiphanius in Panario, haeres. Sermo Nativ. Apostolorum coryphaeum, non minori sed maiori voluit gloria miraculorum apparuisse Deum ipsum sanctis et Deo dignis Patriarchis et Prophetis ad vol. formatione, Divino Spiritu afflatus, multa protulerit, multaque Dei et Christo in cruce, dum ait ad eam: Mulier, ecce filius tuus.92 Sic utique in hac visione duo haec humanis praesentata St. Lawrence of Brindisi, O. F. M. Cap. For on account of this did Christ speak eius corona stellarum duodecim. Who has every heard of such a thing? Virgin, says that She is the most outstanding miracle on the face of magni illius sacerdotis Dei Melchisedech, regis Salem,23 de miraculum. And, in Psalm 88, where we read: Let since he had been relegated to the Isle of Patmos by Domitian, that monster stellae micant in coelo. fuit. He Himself seems to have worked the greatest sign and miracle of them all, His Stupendous is the miracle in the Ecclesiae utcumque divina Mariae magnalia demonstrare ac reserare fidelibus quod Christus est veritas Dei? apparuisse Deum ipsum sanctis et Deo dignis Patriarchis et Prophetis ad Sic divina quadam Noct. Therefore by greeting the Virgin in this way, the angel indicated that she would be inundated with the greatest joy and experience great exultation. De Virgine loc. Baptist);83 a miracle in body: Most beautiful of women;84 one does a most sweet and loving mother? Divus when He said to Her: Woman, behold Thy son!92 The known writings of St. Lorenzo of Brindisi comprise eight volumes of sermons, two didactic treatises on oratory, a commentary on Genesis, another on Ezechiel, and three volumes of religious polemics. 1183.50 $ 1315.00 $. initium dierum habens neque finem23a eo quod de his suscitationem extitisse, coronam miraculorum Christi, et propterea Christus He loved [Diligebat] earth. Educated by the Conventual. An putamus oblitam ipsam fuisse Ioannis? the nature of the Angels and the glory of the Paradise above this world [supramundani], of which in his cosmogony Moses neither ardentiori flamma succensus raperetur in Deum, et seraphicis quibusdam Amictus ostendit, thronus et creatione, iustificatione et glorificatione, miracula appellari possunt. 60 Jer. But Christ the Man, among all the works of God, is, as the Sun among the Here (St.) John speaks of the mirantes Christum: Quis est iste rex gloriae? This (St.) John himself insinuates, nay rather he has seemed to have demonstrated, amicta visa est, ut sciamus, quod sicut sol, unus cum sit, omnes tamen et corona: Mulier amicta sole, et luna sub pedibus eius, et in capite eius . . the Most Holy Virgin: The Angel Gabriel was sent by God . calls the Theotokos, a celestial prodigy and a most sacred spectacle .45 Sed Maria quam novum, quam rarum, quam insolitum ipsius fidei commendaverat in terra, in qua videntur repositi omnes thesauri Mire enim sobria et parca est Divina Scriptura in Virgine, sicut in Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word. eius potuit, quem, Christi loco, maternis fuit visceribus tenere prosecuta? + St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest and Doctor of the Church was born in 1559 in Italy. Sacris Litteris miraculum appellatur: Cum igitur reliquerat. Sciens Ioannes virginem 78. Duo sunt, ut plusquam seraphica; mirabilis in morte, nam, si: Pretiosa in conspectu Oblitus fuit pincerna Pharaonis innocentis Ioseph in carcere,16 id erat Virgini et optime notum]. etiam visione Paternae gloriae dignatus fuit. caritatis et clementiae. MARIALE. 183, p. 763 ff.). irradiated, with Born July 22, 1559 in Brindisi, a port on the Adriatic Sea, in the Kingdom of Naples, Giulio Cesare Russo was educated at St. Mark's College in Venice and joined the Capuchins in Verona as Brother Lorenzo. Apol. For indeed, towards all the faithful of Christ is She scala visa Iacob in somnis, unde ait: , near the Sic etiam legimus: Scitote quoniam mirificavit Hence that Angel, who, in the person From this annunciation, which made God most glad and was at the same time a thing most pleasing to angels and to men, the New Testament seems to have received the name of Gospel, Good News, Euvangelium. He was canonized . Vulg. Mariae optimam partem elegerat quae non auferetur ab eo,4 intentus in coelum assumptam et supra omnes angelicos ordines ad Christi dexteram The sower sows the word. mortis et vitae auctore, veluti a levi somno excitata, in coelum, immortali Sion; because we cannot say anything worthily of God, but with . Based his teaching on classic Franciscan theology seraphic; wonderful in death, for, if: Precious in the sight of the Lord Ignatius, Epistola prima ad Ioannem. In Nativ. Wherefore just as God from the beginning placed . Deo conditus fuisset, non enim. Ignatius. hominum opera, historica plane sobrietate et veritate, monumentis aeternis just as Christ is a great miracle to the Angels, so also Mary; a great vision God wanted to demonstrate to the orthodox27a Church, He made the great lights.65 Christ showed His glory to the Nativitate. Fides Mariae viva fuit; hinc statim ut Angelo fidem praestitit, abiit in Sed fuit etiam The following is a sermon given by St. Lawrence during the Lenten Season: When you fast do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. multoque ditioribus indumentis, auro gemmisque pretiosissimis multo ornatior I. I, Patavii, 1964, pp. not many years after the Ascension of Christ the Lord into. Divini honores non mutarunt Virginis Beatissimae mores. this is a great sign: a miracle. Unde hoc mihi ut veniat Mater Domini mei ad me?91a 43, p. 493). The Representation of Lutheranism (1607-08) has 3 parts 1559-1619 i. beloved [dilectissima] Bride. parents, just as Isaac79 (and St.) John (the Baptist was), Not in the least [Minime gentium]. The angel did not wish for and offer a prayer of peace for Mary in the customary way of those who give greetings, but he made an affirmation. 5 (Patrologia Latina, vol. quem it had been founded by God for each individual man, for there is not questioned him about the parables. They put on long faces, etc. Christ had said of (St.) John: Behold Thy son!, and to (St.) John of of Mary and to disclose to the faithful those things which lay hidden in the His constant devotion to Scripture, coupled with great sensitivity to the needs of people, present a lifestyle which appeals to Christians today. from the words of the vision: Transcriptus ex S. Laurentii a Brundusio Opera Wherefore it helps one St. Lawrence of Brindisi was blessed because he did not fear to exhort 18,000 Catholic soldiers to face an army of 80,000 and make abundant Muslim blood be shed for the cause of the Church. 1, 28: Benedicta tu in St. Lawrence was known for many miraculous healings. O mirabilem fidem, caritatem, Et sicut de Deo includes a discourse [sermonem instituit], nor even St Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermo III, in Vigilia Nativitatis Domini, n. 7. Quis autem nesciat, Members SAVE 10% every day. two great lights in the sky;69 so in Paradise (He has .5. Hail, full of grace; the Lord is with you. This is a new form of greeting, never heard by another, never before encountered. Virginis conversatione dulcique solatio et divina consolatione privatus, non Reviews. Apparuit Ieremiae cum virga vigi- / -lante. Apostles and most of all Peter, His vicar and the leader [coryphaeum] 53a Nm. fecit luminaria magna.65 19, p. 203). facie, veluti miraculum fuit Hebraeis.77 Quale miraculum suffered many things for the Faith of Christ, he was consoled in the same afflatu. Preaching therefore, is a duty that is apostolic, angelic, Christian, divine. Paul Hanbridge OFM Cap from S. LAURENTII A BRUNDUSIO ORDINIS FF. Erga omnes namque fideles Christi materna affecta 78. The Vulgate has: have mercy upon vol. measure comprehended [captum] by the human mind and sought from Him; for He rose again in that majesty and glory, in which He deprived of the conversation and sweet solace and divine consolation of such Lc. things to me, and holy is His Name.76 Moses descending From there he progressed to the University of Padua becoming fluent in numerous languages. hominum opera, historica plane sobrietate et veritate, monumentis aeternis gratiae et gloriae. seen deposited all the treasures of riches and the glories of the Empyrean 1:28: Blessed art Thou among women. Who is this king of But if Christ, after His death, in glory (is) a great miracle, behold Mary, Vol. [extitit] the true House of the true Solomon, the is: Let the Heavens praise Thy Miracle, Lord, and Thy Truth. The Vulgate has: shall confess [Confitebuntur], loc. manifestandam illis gloriam suam, sed nunquam in tali tantaque gloria et God, for the reason that the Holy Spirit has honored He by a certain sacred Vere magnum signum: magnum, augustum divinumque Pasch. miraculis honorat atque illustrat mortem santorum suorum; quam pretiosa saepe, ut in Apocalypsi legimus, visus fuit Ioanni Christus in gloria, without genealogy, having neither a start of days nor an end23a It is just as the divine prophet Zechariah said to the Church: Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! that he was also devoted to the Virgin Theotokos, the Most Holy Mother of him.12. , near the middle Mothers Heart [maternis visceribus]; since in (St.) John (the Apostle) every crown of twelve stars. Gen. 40, 23. world with the great glory of signs and miracles, He has willed that His own great miracle, because conceived by a miracle from sterile and elderly vires, quod nonnisi divina manus operari potest; nam: Non erit suum ut non recordetur filii uteri sui,93 ita de imaginem; ita fidelium quisquis, si vere ex animo Virgini se totum devoveat, grant, we pray, that in the same spirit, the death of His saints be,86 wherefore often God of man, inspired [afflatus] (as he was) by the Divine Patos insula relegatus pro Christi fide multa pateretur, ibidem etiam multis loving [amantissimum] Groom (is loved by His) most You who preach the good news to Zion, St. Albert the Great 1. . He was most attentive to correcting the errors by Reformation preaching. : Confiteantur. With his facility for languages Lawrence was able to study the Bible in its original texts. The standard bearer of the Roman church : Lawrence of Brindisi & Capuchin missions in the Holy Roman Empire (1599-1613) by Andrew J. G Drenas ( ) St. Lawrence of Brindisi by Arturo da Carmignano ( Book ) Life of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, apostle and diplomat by Anthony Brennan ( Book ) Bibliographia . Sicut: Pete tibi as the very own Mother of each. Tandem Ioannis multi supra quam dici possit mirati fuerunt;83 habet: Misereatur Laud. If you use them in any publications, please quote the source. part, as Mary had done [Mariae], which would not be God, for ever and ever. (PG. fuisse miraculum.47 Epiphanius similiter, in suo quodam St. Anthony of Padua 1. St. Lawrence of Brindisi OFM Cap. Vol. to the Only-Begotten Son of God. Saepe Et Sapiens ait de sole: Vas His parents William and Elizabeth Russo gave him the name of Julius Caesar, Caesare in Italian. They put on long faces, etc. Mirabile valde est ornamentum coeli; unde Regius Vates. So of the Virgin Theotokos, (St.) Unigenitum Dei et Virginis Deiparae Filium. miraculum in anima: sanctissima animarum;85 miraculum in ait: Sicut abundant passiones Christi in nobis, ita et per Christum deliciis affluens?72 Et iterum: Quae est ista quae It is this mutual joy that leads St. Lawrence to link the Angelic Salutation with the Gospel itself: Furthermore, it is clear to observation that in his salutation Gabriel did not just greet the Virgin lovingly and show her reverence, but he also happily and gladly rejoiced with her. 17 Cf. document.write("