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   There are two loves   
      
   There are two loves, the love of God and the love of the world. If the   
   love of the world takes possession of you, there is no way for the   
   love of God to enter into you. Let the love of the world take the   
   second place, and let the love of God dwell in you. Let the better   
   love take over.   
   --St. Augustine--Sermon on 1 John 2, 8   
      
   Prayer. O to love! to go and be lost to self! to reach God!   
   --St. Augustine--Sermon 159, 8   
      
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   February 19th - St. Beatus of Liébana   
      
   This important monk of the 8th century was possibly born and raised at   
   Liébana, which was not far from Santander, Spain. He may have been   
   from a poor family, considering the invectives written by a heretical   
   archbishop about him.   
      
   Historically we first learn about Beatus in the year 776, at which   
   time he wrote a 12-volume commentary on the Book of Revelation. Ten   
   years later, the elderly archbishop of Toledo, Elipandus, began the   
   revival of a form of the Nestorian heresy, in which he insisted that   
   Jesus was only the adopted son of the eternal God. He preached this   
   heresy all over Spain and drew many away from the Church. Beatus, who   
   was a monk in the Asturian mountains at a place called Liébana, strove   
   to counteract the heresy.   
      
   Etherius, the future bishop of Osma, joined Beatus in jointly writing   
   a refutation of this heresy. Through Beatus writings and preaching   
   many returned to the faith. When Elipandus became aware of this he was   
   furious and wrote to Abbot Fidelis who was apparently a leader of   
   great standing in that area. Elipandus' scathing letter attacked   
   Beatus as an interfering vagrant mountaineer who had the impudence to   
   set himself against the archbishop and the Church. He considered   
   Etherius a young boy easily swayed by the ideas of this adventurous   
   Beatus. He insisted that Beatus amend his ways or be delivered to the   
   archbishop for correction.   
      
   When Abbot Fidelis showed the letter to him, Beatus, with the   
   assistance of Etherius, responded by publishing a book, which laid out   
   the orthodox teachings of the Church. Alcuin, a learned teacher of the   
   times, praised him for his writings and described Beatus as a learned   
   and very holy man.   
      
   Beatus was  also a teacher and adviser of Queen Adosinda of León. He   
   wrote and reedited his Commentary on the Book of Revelation twice at   
   her request. Perhaps of the greatest importance is not so much the   
   text as the illuminated manuscripts which give us a view of the   
   development of Spanish art, showing the Celtic and Coptic influence.   
   Beatus is also credited with writing several hymns which were a part   
   of the Mozarabic Spanish Liturgy.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   Live in the joy and the peace of the divine Majesty. Live lost in   
   divine love. Live for divine love and of divine love.   
   --St. Paul of the Cross   
      
   Bible Quote:   
   The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing,   
   but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.  (1 Corinthians   
   1:18)   
      
      
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   O Jesus King Most Wonderful:   
   From The Raccolta   
      
   O Jesus, King most wonderful,   
   Thou Conqueror renowned!   
   Thou Sweetness most ineffable,   
   In Whom all joys are found!   
      
   When once Thou visitest the heart,   
   Then truth begins to shine;   
   The earthly vanities depart;   
   Then kindles love Divine.   
      
   O Jesus, Light of all below!   
   Thou Fount of life and fire,   
   Surpassing all the joys we know,   
   And all we can desire!   
      
   May every heart confess Thy Name,   
   And ever Thee adore;   
   And seeking Thee, itself inflame   
   To seek Thee more and more.   
      
   Thee may our tongues forever bless;   
   Thee may we love alone;   
   And ever in our lives express   
   The image of Thine Own. Amen.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)