ST. AUGUSTINE AND ST. MONICA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Archdiocese of Detroit, MI
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Second term beginning Sunday, January 17, 2010
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Saint Of The Week
Saint Thomas Aquinas, January 28
St. Thomas was born in the year 1225 to a noble family in southern Italy. At the age of 19 Thomas wanted to become a Dominican. His family, particularly his mother, was totally against it. So they kidnapped and imprisoned him for two years. They tried every conceivable means to get him to change his mind including seduction by prostitutes. His sister also tried to persuade Thomas, but rather than converting Thomas she herself was converted, as she also dedicated her life to Christ. His family finally gave up. Thomas took his vows and was sent to Cologne to study.
Because the lovable saint was chubby and a bit quiet, his fellow students called him the “dumb ox”. Thomas never let it get to him, as he endured the put downs, offering them up for the love of Jesus and Mary. Thomas soon earned his bachelor’s degree and then a doctorate in theology at the University of Paris, where he acquired a reputation as an influential writer and speaker. Thomas’ writing emphasized that faith and reason could and should be partners. He is best known for his writing of Summa Theological, a key treatise that has helped fashion the theological language of the Catholic Church for over 700 years. Thomas indicated that the secret to his success was that he prayed fervently before he wrote.
While traveling to visit the Pope, Thomas became seriously ill. Just before he died a brother asked him the best way of living without offending God. Thomas responded “that he who lives in the presence of God and loves Him will never be separated from Him by sin.” St. Thomas died in 1274 at the age of 49.
Do we practice living in God’s presence?
Do we pray before we write or speak?
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