This week is actually very slim for saints. We have St. Gregory the Great on Thursday and St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) on Saturday.
Saint Gregory the Great (M), Pope, one of the four great Doctors of the Latin Church; “Father of the Fathers”
Dates: September 3 540-604; consecrated pope 9/3/590
Place: born in Rome
Importance: took papal title of “Servant of the Servants of God”; clergy reform, sent monks to England, Benedictine, cared for poor during Lombardy invasions; founded Papal States
Food/Symbol: musical notes, dove, triple cross
Patron: teachers, Church music, musicians
Prayer: “O Lord, You look upon Your people with compassion and rule them with love. Through the intercession of Pope St. Gregory, give wisdom to the leaders of Your church that the growth of Your people in holiness may be the everlasting joy of our pastors.”
Quotes: “Whatever is vicious must be utterly eradicated, wrenched away not merely from being put into act, but even from being so much as thought of….No matter what obstacles we encounter, we must not allow them to turn us aside from the joy of the heavenly feast…Nor must we allow the charm of success to seduce us….We make use of temporal things, but our hearts are set on what is eternal.”
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