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   October 5th - Saint Luigi Scrosoppi   
      
   Luigi Scrosoppi, born in Udine, was one of three boys in his family, all of   
   whom   
   became priests. After his ordination in 1827, he lived a very active   
   priestly   
   life, and showed a particular concern for the care of orphans. To this end   
   he   
   and his step-brother Fr Carlo established a 'House for the Destitute':   
   fund-raising and building work took a number of years, but it was ready by   
   1837.   
   Luigi played an important role in the foundation of the Sisters of   
   Providence,   
   who devoted their lives to the service of the orphans: the first professions   
   of   
   the sisters were made at Christmas 1845, and the community achieved formal   
   recognition in 1848, an event which was perhaps hastened by the deep   
   impression   
   the Sisters made by their courageous behavior during the fighting over Udine   
   between the people and the Austrian imperial forces.   
      
   Luigi had been associated with the Oratorian Fathers from his earliest   
   years,   
   but the political situation of the time was never favorable to the Udine   
   Oratory. His brother Carlo had become a member of it in 1806, but it was   
   suppressed in 1810, a victim of anti-clerical laws. In 1846, it was   
   re-established, with Carlo, Luigi and two other priests as its members.   
      
   The work of Luigi and the Sisters continued to expand: schools were opened,   
   including one for deaf and dumb girls in 1857, the Sisters' work reached   
   beyond   
   Udine into hospital ministry, a cholera epidemic in 1855 provided an   
   opportunity   
   for Luigi and the Sisters to alleviate suffering among the general   
   population of   
   Friuli. in 1858 the Sisters, now numbering more than thirty, had their Rule   
   commended by Pius IX (although it was only definitively approved in 1891),   
   and   
   things seemed set fair.   
      
   But the anti-clericalism which had caused the demise of the Udine Oratory in   
   1806 struck again: in 1866 the army of the Kingdom of Italy conquered Udine   
   and   
   the surrounding regions, and nothing could prevent the suppression of the   
   Congregation and the confiscation of the church. Luigi would never again   
   live   
   within the formal structures of an Oratory.   
      
   But this did not prevent him from remaining a faithful disciple of St   
   Philip. He   
   devoted himself from that time on to the spiritual and practical welfare of   
   the   
   Sisters of Providence. Happily the House for the Destitute was saved,   
   although   
   it had to become subject to public control, and the from the mid-1860s   
   onwards,   
   the work of the Sisters flourished in Austrian-controlled territory, so that   
   Luigi's prophecy that twelve houses would be founded by the time of his   
   death   
   came true.   
      
   Towards the end of 1883, Luigi had to give up all his activity because of   
   ill-health, and he died on 3rd April 1884. During his life, he lived by the   
   motto 'Work, suffer, and be silent.' He was indeed a man of prayer, and was   
   filled with spiritual wisdom. He, in the spirit of his Father and patron St   
   Philip, could not bear vanity or hypocrisy; he could also at times be rather   
   brisk, particularly with new candidates for the Sisters - he realized the   
   importance of resilience and the necessity of the gift of strong faith if   
   such   
   people were to be successful in their religious life. And he practiced what   
   he   
   preached - if he ever lost his temper or became angry, he was always ready   
   to   
   ask pardon of anyone, from any walk of life. His final exhortation to his   
   Sisters also sums up his own life: 'Charity! Charity!... Save souls, and   
   save   
   them with charity.'   
      
   Luigi was beatified in 1981, and canonized by Pope John Paul II on Trinity   
   Sunday, 10th June, 2001.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   Quia non solum episcopos ad tuendum gregem Dominus ordinavit, sed etiam   
   Angelos   
   destinavit [Because the Lord has ordained not only bishops to protect His   
   flock,   
   but also has appointed the Angels]   
   -St. Ambrose   
      
   Bible Quote   
   1 These things Jesus spoke, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said:   
   Father,   
   the hour is come, glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee. 2 As thou   
   hast   
   given him power over all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all whom   
   thou   
   hast given him.  (John 17:1-2)   
      
   Daily Thought From The Following of Christ   
   Inquire not who may have said a thing, but consider what is said.   
      
      
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   Lord God,   
      
   You teach us that the commandments of Heaven   
   are summarized in love of You and love of our neighbor.   
   By following the example of Saint Luigi in practicing works of charity,   
   may we be counted among the blessed in Your kingdom.   
   Amen.   
      
      
   +Novena to the Holy Ghost+   
      
   Second Day: The Gift of Fear   
      
   Come, Thou Father of the poor!   
   Come, with treasures which endure!   
   Come, Thou Light of all that live!   
      
   The gift of Fear fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us   
   dread nothing so much as to offend Him by Sin. It is a fear that arises, not   
   from   
   the thought of hell, but from sentiments of reverence and filial submission   
   to   
   our heavenly Father. It is the fear that is the beginning of wisdom,   
   detaching us from worldly pleasures that could in any way separate us from   
   God.   
   "They   
   that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and in His sight will sanctify   
   their souls."   
      
   Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my inmost heart, that I may   
   set Thee, my Lord and God, before my face forever; help me to shun all   
   things   
   that can offend Thee, and make me worthy to appear before the pure eyes of   
   Thy   
   Divine Majesty in heaven, where Thou livest and reignest in the unity of the   
   ever Blessed Trinity, God world without end. Amen.   
      
      
   Our Father, Hail Mary, 7 Glory Bes   
   Act of Consecration to the Holy Ghost   
   Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost   
      
   See entire prayer at:   
   http://www.truecatholic.org/hgnovena.htm   
      
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