Beware of false prophets

   "Jesus reminded them of what happened to their ancestors who were attracted to false prophets. The same dangers are now faced as those
that occurred in earlier days. He reminded them of the experience of
their ancestors so that they would not despair at the multitude of
troubles that would mount up on this way that is narrow and
constricted. He reminded them that it is necessary to walk in a way
that goes contrary to the common opinion. One must guard oneself not
only against pigs and dogs but those other, more elusive creatures:
the wolves. They were going to face inward anxieties as well as
outward difficulties, but they are not to despair. 'Therefore do not
be thrown into confusion,' Jesus says in effect, 'for nothing will
happen that is new or strange. Remember that the ancient adversary is
forever introducing deception as if true.'"
by John Chrysostom (excerpt from THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW, HOMILY 23.6)

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July 3rd - Saint Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino
(d. 390)

Saint Heliodorus was born at Dalmatia, a Roman Province northeast of
the Adriatic Sea, which was also the native land of Saint Jerome. He
soon sought out that great Doctor, not only to follow his advice in
matters relating to Christian perfection, but also to profit by his
deep learning. The life of a recluse held great attractions for him,
but to enter a monastery it would have been necessary to leave his
spiritual master and director, a sacrifice he was not prepared to
make. He therefore remained in the world, though not part of it, and
following the example of the holy anchorites, passed his time in
prayer and devout reading. He accompanied Saint Jerome on his voyage
to the Holy Land, visiting the various churches of the Orient, and
remained with him for a time, but a desire to revisit his native land
and to see his parents once more drew him back to Dalmatia. Saint
Jerome tried to persuade him to remain with him, and Heliodorus was
intending to return, as soon as he had fulfilled the duties he owed
his parents.

Finding his absence had grown prolonged, and fearing that love for his
family and attachment to worldly things might lure him from his
vocation, Saint Jerome wrote him an earnest letter. He exhorted his
good disciple to break entirely with the world and to consecrate
himself to the service of God. But the Lord, who disposes all things,
had a mission of activity reserved for His servant. After the death of
his mother, Heliodorus went to Italy and soon was remarked for his
eminent piety. He was made Bishop of Altino, and became one of the
most distinguished prelates of an age fruitful in great men. He
sustained the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy, assisting at
the Council of Aquilea in northeastern Italy, called for that purpose
in 381. Saint Jerome never forgot his former student, and in one of
his letters testifies that he was a bishop who lived in his episcopal
dignity with as much fervor and regularity as in a monastery. Saint
Heliodorus died about the year 390.

Source: Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a compilation based on
Butler’s Lives of the Saints, and other sources by John Gilmary Shea


Saint Quote:
The glory of God gives life; those who see God receive life. Men will
therefore see God if they are to live; through the vision of God they
become immortal and attain to God himself. God is the source of all
activity throughout creation. He cannot be seen or described in his
own nature and in all his greatness by any of his creatures. Yet he is certainly not unknown. Through his Word the whole creation learns that
there is one God the Father, who holds all things together and gives
them their being. As it is written in the Gospel, “No man has ever
seen God, except the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the
Father; he has revealed him.” From the beginning the Son is the one
who teaches us about the Father; he is with the Father from the
beginning. The Word revealed God to men and presented men to God. Life
in man is the glory of God; the life of man is the vision of God. If
the revelation of God through creation gives life to all who live upon
the earth, much more does the manifestation of the Father through the
Word give life to those who see God.
-- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons from "Against the Heresies"

Bible Quote:
Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you shall receive it, and
it shall come to you.  (Mark 11:24)

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ETERNAL Father, I wish to honor St. (Name), and I give You thanks for
all the graces You have bestowed upon him (her).  I ask You to please
increase grace in my soul through the merits of this saint, and I
commit the end of my life to him (her) by this special prayer, so that
by virtue of Your goodness and promise, St. (Name) might be my
advocate and provide whatever is needed at that hour.  Amen.

PROMISE: "When you wish to honor any particular saint and give Me
thanks for all the graces I have bestowed on that saint, I increase
grace in your soul through the merits of that saint. When you commit
the end of your life to any of the saints by special prayers, I
appoint those saints to be your advocates and to provide whatever you
need at that hour."
--Our Lord to St. Gertrude

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