Patron Saints
Mary the Mother of God
The
great patron of the Congregation of the Resurrection
from its inception is Mary the Mother of God. As Pope
Paul VI aptly stated (Marialis cultus), she was and is
the "model Christian". For members of the Congregation
she is the "model Relgious"
as well. Mary's devotion to prayer and to her Son Jesus
Christ are both inspiring and compelling for us. Her
constant devotion through the centuries for the poor
and the underprivileged as well as her reminders to us
to be people of prayer and peace battling all injustice
in
society,
call our members to both contemplative and active dimensions
of our ministry.
Not only do we believe that Mary is a model for us,
but we know that she intercedes for the Congregation
of the Resurrection before the Creator of all. Her prayers
for us, give us strength and the ability to live our
prophetic role in the Church and to follow in the footsteps
of our founders working toward the resurrection of Society.
There are many feast days honouring this greatest of
Saints, but we chose the feast of the Assumption (August
15)
as our annual celebration of thanksgiving to God, for
the great gift that Mary is to the Resurrectionist Community.
Of special note, is the fact that we have a devotion
to our Lady of Mentorella. More information on this is
available in the Holy Places section of this site.
St. Cajetan:
Cajetan was of Venetian nobility. He studied law in
Padua, and was offered governing posts, but turned them
down
for
a religious
vocation. Ordained at age 36. In 1522, Cajetan founded
a hospital in Venice for victims of incurable illness.
Cajetan was aware of the need of reformation in the Church,
and felt called to enter a religous community to serve
the sick and poor. On 3 May 1524, with three others,
including John Peter Caraffa who later became Pope Paul
IV, he formed the Congregation of Clerks Regular at Rome
(Theatines), with the mission of fostering the Church's
mission and reviving the spirit and zeal of the clergy.
He founded a bank to help the poor and offer an alternative
to usurers (loan sharks); it later became the Bank of
Naples. He was known for a gentle game he played with
parishioners where he would bet prayers, rosaries or
devotional candles
on whether he would perform some service for them; he
always did, and they always had to "pay" by
saying the prayers.
| Feast Day: |
August 7 |
| Born: |
October 1480 |
| Died: |
1547 (Naples) |
| Beatified (Urban VIII) |
1629 |
| Canonized (Clement X) |
1671 |
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