ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 11th of September
Prayer to the Angels and the Saints
Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.
In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.
Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.
Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.
BL. CARLO SPINOLA, PRIEST AND MARTYR
Blessed Charles (Carlo) Spinola S. J., born 1564 in Madrid, Spain, entered the novitiate in December 1584, was ordained a priest in 1594, and served parishes in Cremona until, in 1596, he was appointed to the missions in Japan.
HE MINISTERED TO THE GROWING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN JAPAN
His journey was marked by shipwrecks and delays. He had studied Japanese before going to Kyoto where he was minister at the Jesuit College, and a teacher of mathematics and astronomy. For twelve years, he ministered to the growing Christian community in Japan.
In 1614, all foreign missionaries were banished so Blessed Carlo went into hiding, eluding capture for four years.
HIS MARTYRDOM
After being arrested in 1618, he, together with Brother Ambrose Fernandes and their catechist, John Chogoku, were imprisoned for four years in a birdcage-like confinement under harsh conditions.
Afterwards, he was burnt at the stake at Nagasaki on September 10, 1622. Blessed Carlo was beatified in 1867, along with 30 other Jesuits, many of whom were Japanese.
(Information from Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spinola)
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