ST. JEAN-MARIE VIANNEY or THE CURE OF ARS
Do you remember St. Jean-Marie Vianney? He's the patron saint of parish priests. The following information is from the site Sacred Destinations:
"During his lifetime, St. John Vianney founded an orphanage for girls
and became internationally famous for his spiritual direction. He was
known for his powerful sermons, personal example of holiness and his
ability to perform miracles. He was said to be able to read souls in the confessional and predict future events.
Throughout France there was a saying, "There is a holy man in Ars; go and see him."
And people did - between 1830 and 1845 an average of 300 people visited
Ars every day to meet with St. John Vianney. He slept only two hours a
night so he could serve all the pilgrims, and spent up to 17 hours a day
hearing confessions.
The Curé of Ars also ate little, dressed in old clothes and slept on a hard bed. He was said to have been attacked by the Devil regularly, including one famous incident in which the Devil set the saint's bed on fire."
I had the privilege of visiting his home in Dardilly, Lyon, France and the church there. I also visited the Basilica in Ars with his preserved body.
St. Jean-Marie Vianney, pray for us!
Here are some pictures:
Top: Home of Jean-Marie Vianney;
Next: Altar in church near his home;
Next: Main Altar of the Basilica of Ars;
Bottom: The Incorrupt Body of St. Jean-Marie Vianney
tags; Catholic, religion, saints, France, Dardilly, Ars, Lyon, St. Jean-Marie Vianney, St. John Vianney
Monday, May 27, 2013
St. Jean-Marie Vianney, Cure of Ars - pictures by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books..
Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized.
Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines.
She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.
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