How we must rest in God alone above all things: [VI]

What more can Thy servant say, Lord? He can only humble himself
entirely in Thy presence, ever mindful of his own wickedness and
unworthiness. For none can compare with Thee, (Ps. 86:8) among all the
wonders of heaven and earth. All Thy works are good, Thy judgements
are true, (Ps. 19:9) and by Thy providence are all things ruled.
Praise and glory to Thee, O Wisdom of the Father! Let my soul, my
lips, and all creation join in Thy blessing and Thy praise!
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Bk 3, Ch 21

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13 October – St Simbert of Augsburg

(Died c 809)
Bishop of Augsburg, Monk, Abbot, Miracle-worker, he restored and
built Churches and the Cathedral of Augsburg, as well as, contributed
vastly to the reconstruction of the City after the devastation of war.
Simbert – name means: on a brilliant path (old high German) Died on 13 October in c 809 of natural causes. Also known as – Simpert, Sintbert, Sinthert. He was Canonised by Pope Nicholas V. Patronages – against headaches, of children and youth of the Diocese of Augsburg and the
third Patron of the Diocese.

The Roman Martyrology reads: “In Augsburg in Bavaria in Germany, St
Simbert, who was Bishop and Abbot of Murbach.”

Hans Holbein the Younger: St Simpert and the wolf legend, 1492, in the
Bavarian State Library in Munich
Simpert, probably the son of Duke Ambertus of Lorraine and his wife
Simphorina, a sister of Charlemagne, was educated in a Monastery. King
Karl, with whom he was in close contact throughout his life, appointed
him Bishop of Augsburg – probably in 778 – as Bishop Tozzo ‘s
successor . In documents from 798 and 799, Simpert was also referred
to as Bishop of Neuburg an der Donau , in 800 he became Bishop of
Neuburg. It was only between 801 and 807 that the areas of the Diocese
east and west of the Lech, which had previously been separated, were
united and Augsburg, once again, became the sole Episcopal See – this
union was due to the great merit of Simbert.

Augsburg was badly damaged in the fighting between Bavaria and
Franconia, at the time, and Simpert contributed greatly to the
reconstruction of the City of Augsburg. To renovate his Diocese, he
received extensive gifts and goods. In Augsburg, he had the destroyed
Church of St Afra – today St. Ulrich and Afra – rebuilt and also
completed the new building of the Cathedral, which he accordingly
Consecrated in 807. He also founded the Cathedral school.

According to his wishes, Simpert was buried in the Church of St Afra,
which he had renovated and Consecrated. In 1064 his bones were raised
and reburied. Numerous miracles occurred at his tomb. Records tell us
how a mother asked for the intercession of St Simbert because a wolf
had kidnapped her child. The wolf then returned the child and left it,
unharmed in the Church. Simper’t’s intercession rescued a man who was
about to sink in a swamp. Since the late Middle Ages, Simpert has also
been revered as a Miracle-worker and regionally, as an unfailing
assistant in all needs. Simpert caps were worn for headaches.

Simpert’s hagiography and reports on the miracles he performed, were
written in 1230 by the Abbot of the Monastery in St. Ulrich and Afra.
Emperor Maximilian I had a great devotion and veneration for him and
included him in his line of ancestors. Emperor Maximillian was present
as King when the bones were transferred in 1492. The large marble
reclining figure above his grave, dates from 1714. The grave was
opened in 1977 and an almost intact skeleton was revealed together
with a copy of the biography from 1492 were found. His skull was then transferred to the St Simpert Church, which was newly built in
1978/1979.

In 2007, Bishop Walter Mixa placed the Youth ministry of the Diocese
of Augsburg and all children and young people under Simpert’s special protection and entrusted them to him as Patron Saint and advocate.

In 2007, Bishop Walter Mixa placed the Youth ministry of the Diocese
of Augsburg and all children and young people under Simpert’s special protection and entrusted them to him as Patron Saint and advocate.

In 1450 Pope Nicholas V Canonised St Simbert and allowed Simpert to be venerated as a Saint in his burial Church of St Ulrich and Afra in
Augsburg, then in 1622, Pope Gregory XV approved. his veneration in
the Diocese of Augsburg and in 1624 he was appointed the third
Diocesan Patron.

https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/13/


“Month of the Holy Rosary”
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery
The Crucifixion

“Be our Mother, O Mary, for you have borne us spiritually on Mount
Calvary, at the foot of the Cross.
Deign to obtain for us, through your intercession that we may love
Jesus as you loved Him and follow Him faithfully, as you followed Him,
unto Death. Amen.”
by Antonio Cardinal Bacci

PART ONE: https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/12/thought-for-the-day-12-october-the-fifth-sorrowful-mystery-the-crucifixion/
PART TWO: https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/13/thought-for-the-day-13-october-the-fifth-sorrowful-mystery-the-crucifixion/


“Look, my Daughter,”
Our Lady said to Lúcia on 10 December 1925,
“at my heart, surrounded with thorns,
with which ungrateful men pierce me.”

“My child, behold my Heart
all pierced with thorns,
which the blasphemies
and ingratitude of men
drive deeper at every moment . . .
make known to men that:

I promise to assist at the hour of death.
with the graces necessary for salvation,
all those who, on the first Saturdays
of five consecutive months, go to Confession,
receive Holy Communion, say the Rosary
and spend a quarter of an hour with me,
in meditation on the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary,
with the object of making reparation to me.”

“Say the Rosary everyday
to obtain peace for the world.
And after each decade,
say the following prayer:
‘O my Jesus, forgive us our sins,
save us from the fires of Hell,
lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those in most need of Thy mercy.’”
--Our Lady of Fatima

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