Companions for the Journey; Exploring the lives of three Saints

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The St. Charles of Brazil Adult Spirituality Team

invites you to attend a 3-part series:

COMPANIONS FOR THE JOURNEY

 Join us as we explore the lives and works of three Saints:  St. Francis of Assisi, Frederic Ozanam and St. Teresa of Avila.  See with “new eyes” how three ordinary people, much like each of us, accomplished extraordinary things as messengers of God.  Witness their lives in new and relatable ways.   Open yourselves to the possibilities and implications for our own lives.

 Session I:  Alice Jo Weaver will present St. Francis of Assisi on Friday, June 11^th from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Session II:Charlie Ernst will present  Frederic Ozanam on Friday, June 18^th from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Session III: Mother Monica Kennedy will present St. Terese of Avila, Friday, June 25^th from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Please contact Alice Jo Weaver by email:  alicejo.weaver@yahoo.com or cell phone:  443-848-7439 with any questions.  ALL ARE WELCOME!

Following is a prayer/writing from each speaker focusing on the Saint they will present                  Prayer of St. Francis:

Lord make Me an instrument of Your peace. 
Where there is hatred let me sow love.  Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.  Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.  Where there is sadness joy.
O Divine master grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console.
To be understood, as to understand. To be loved. as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.  Amen

Frederic Ozanam

Jesus Holy Friend, Let me imitate you so that others may imitate me.  May our whole life be spent under the patronage of our Lord to whom we have consecrated our life.

“Many will praise his understanding; it will never be blotted out.  His memory will not disappear, and his name will live through all generations.  Nations will speak of his wisdom, and the congregation will proclaim his praise.” (Sirach 39:9-10)

These words of sacred scripture grace the tomb of Frederic Ozanam, which is located in the crypt of the church of Saint Joseph-des-Cannes, adjacent to the famous Institut Catholique in Paris.

Frederic Ozanam was one of the most celebrated professors at the Sorbonne, the University of Paris, where a lecture hall has been dedicated to his memory.  His doctoral dissertation, “Dante and Catholic Philosophy in the 13^th Century” helped direct scholarly thinking on the Italian poet.  He is considered an indispensable authority on the history of literature, on Catholicism and on Italy.

He had many academic accomplishments, but perhaps his greatest accomplishment would be the founding of the Society of Saint Vincent De Paul.  In April of 1833, at the age of 20 while a student at the Sorbonne, he and six other students founded the Conference of Charity, the name was officially changed to the St. Vincent de Paul Society in 1835.  People on every continent have joined he society and put into action the dual commandment of love for God and our neighbor mandated by Jesus.

 St. Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb you, let nothing affright you                                                                                      All things are passing, God never changes.                                                                                                  Patience obtains all, The one who has God wants for nothing                                                               God alone suffices.