From: richarra@gmail.com   
      
   There was a certain rich man   
      
   "There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine   
   linen, and feasted sumptuously every day. ... And it came to pass that   
   the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom.   
   And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. And lifting up   
   his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus   
   in his bosom:"  (Luke 16: 19, 22-23)   
      
   "Observe ... in the Scriptures, the unfortunate rich man in Hell. ...   
   This man had committed none of those great crimes which human justice   
   punishes; he had simply enjoyed the good things of the world too much.   
   He is condemned [by God] without hope, without consolation, for ever   
   and ever!"   
      
   The Eighth Century From The Saints – 6 –St. Peter Eymard (Founder,   
   1811-68) - "The Eucharist and Christian Perfection Eymard" (League of   
   Bless. Sacr. Frs., 1948, pt. 2, p.94-5):   
      
   "I [Jesus Christ, God Almighty] say to you: but except you do penance,   
   you shall all likewise perish."  ( Luke 13:5)   
      
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   April 15th - Bl. Waltmann, Abbot   
   Also known as Waltmann of Antwerp   
      
   Memorials   
   15 April   
   11 April on some calendars   
      
   d. 1138   
      
   TOWARDS the close of the first quarter of the twelfth century a layman   
   called Tanchelm originated a new sect in Antwerp, which gained a   
   considerable following. Its adherents held that bishops and priests   
   were unnecessary and denied the efficacy of the sacraments, whilst   
   permitting themselves great relaxation of morals. The archbishop of   
   Cambrai, in whose diocese Antwerp then lay, greatly perturbed at the   
   progress of the heresy, persuaded the canons of St Michael’s in the   
   city to enlist the help of St. Norbert to combat the evil. In response   
   to the invitation, the great Premonstratensian founder duly arrived   
   with two of his disciples, Evermod and a learned and pious canon of   
   the name of Waltmann. Thanks to the zeal and preaching of these three,   
   the people were soon won back to the faith, the sect lost its hold,   
   and Tanchelm had to beat an ignominious retreat. As a token of their   
   gratitude the secular canons presented St. Michael’s to St. Norbert,   
   they themselves retiring to Notre-Dame, now the cathedral. Waltmann   
   became abbot of the newly-formed Premonstratensian establishment.   
      
   No independent account of the activities of Bl. Waltmann seems to have   
   come down to us from early times, but we hear of him in the Life of   
   St. Norbert (see the Acta Sanctorum, June, vol. i) and in the notices   
   which chroniclers have devoted to the heresy of Tanchelm. Cf. I. van   
   Spillbeeck, Vie de saint Norbert; tableaux Historiques du XIIe siècle   
   (1898), and C. J. Kirkfleet, History of St. Norbert (1916).   
      
   Waltmann accompanied Saint Norbert to Cambrai to preach against   
   heresy. He remained there as abbot of Saint Michael's of Anvers, which   
   he directed with great vigor (Benedictines, Encyclopedia).   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   An evil thought defiles the soul   
   when it is deliberate and consented to.   
   Our Lord placed evil thoughts at the head of all crimes,   
   because they are their principle and source.   
   --St. John Baptist de la Salle   
      
      
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   --From the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori:   
      
   O my Jesus, innocent Lamb, these barbarians shear Thee, not of wool,   
   but of Thy skin and flesh. But behold the baptism of blood which Thou   
   didst so ardently desire when Thou didst say, "I have a baptism   
   wherewith I am to be baptized; and how I am straightened until it be   
   accomplished". Go, my soul, and wash thyself in the precious blood   
   with which the fortunate floor is bathed. And O my sweet Saviour, how   
   can I any longer doubt of Thy love, when I see Thee wounded and mangeled   
   for my sake? I know that every wound in Thy body is a most certain   
   testimony of the affection Thou hast for me. I hear every wound   
   demanding my love. A single drop of Thy blood was sufficient to save   
   me: but Thou dost wish to give me the entire of it without reserve,   
   that I might give myself to thee entirely and without reserve. Yes, my   
   Jesus, I give my whole being to Thee without any reserve; assist me   
   and help me to be faithful to Thee. Amen.   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)