The Daily E-Pistle
Monday June 19, 2000
Ordinary Weekday
Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, abbot

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FEAST OF THE DAY

St. Romuald was born at Ravenna around the year 956. He lived much of his early life in a worldly way but realized his errors and the danger of this type of living when he was asked to serve as witness to a duel. At the duel one of the men fighting was slain and this struck Romuald to the heart. To pay for his sins and to pray for the soul of the slain man, Romuald took a forty-day retreat at the monastery of St. Apollinare.

While in the monastery serving his self-imposed penance, Romuald felt called to the monastic life. After finishing his retreat, Romuald entered the monastery. Romuald grew in holiness and provided an excellent example of piety to the community. In the year 996, Romuald was asked to serve the community as abbot. He held this position for three years and used his influence to begin other monasteries throughout the area.

After finishing three years as abbot, Romuald resigned, founded the Order of Camaldoli and dedicated himself to living a more austere life through this order. St. Romuald died in the year 1027, after many years living the austere Rule of the order he founded. Romuald was canonized in the year 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII.


QUOTE OF THE DAY

Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer.

• St. Francis of Assisi

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 325 The month-long Council of Nicea closes. This first ecumenical council in the history of the Church formulated the Nicene Creed and established the method for calculating the date of Easter

• 1977 Paul VI canonized John Nepomucene Neumann the fourth bishop of Philadelphia who is remembered for developing the parochial school system.

TODAY'S TIDBIT

The Camalolese, or the Order of Camaldoli was founded by St. Romauld around the year 1012 as an effort to bring the hermetic life of the desert monastics to the West. The Order follows a strict interpretation of the Rule of St. Benedict. The Order is still existent today with houses throughout Italy.


INTENTION FOR THE DAY

Please pray for all victims of abuse.

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