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   November 6th - St. Demetrian of Khytri, Bishop   
      
   Demetrian was born about the year 830 in the village of Sykai (Sika),   
   Cyprus.   
   His father was a priest in that village. Demetrian decided to marry at an   
   early   
   age, but his wife died after three months. He decided to embrace the   
   monastic   
   life and entered St. Anthony's monastery in Sykai at the age of sixteen.   
      
   Demetrian lived a very holy life and was ordained a priest by Eustathios,   
   Bishop   
   of Khytri(Kyrka). Eustathios desired to keep him at Khytri but Demetrian   
   convinced the bishop that it was better for him to return to his monastery.   
   Demetrian was elected abbot and he governed the monastery for forty years   
   and   
   was known for his compassion, love and prayerfulness.   
      
   Eustathios was transferred to the dioceses of Salamis and he appointed   
   Demetrian   
   bishop of Khytri. Legend tells us that Demetrian ran away to a friend and   
   hid in   
   a cave because he felt unworthy of such an appointment. The friend however   
   began   
   to feel he had done wrong and thus Demtrian's cave was discovered and he had   
   to   
   submit to consecration as Bishop of Khytri.   
      
   He served as bishop for about twenty five years with great prudence, wisdom,   
   compassion and love. Toward the end of his life Cyprus was invaded by the   
   Saracens and many of the Christians were taken captive. Demetrian followed   
   them   
   to Baghdad to ransom them from slavery and tradition tells us that the   
   raiders   
   were so impressed by this elderly man's simplicity and selflessness that the   
   prisoners were allowed to return to their homes.   
      
   Demetrian died about the year 911. While the only details of his life come   
   from   
   a 10th century Greek manuscript which does not give us a great deal of   
   biographical data, what it does tell us about is the tremendous selflessness   
   and   
   dedication to God of this saint. His was a life of humility, compassion and   
   love, three virtues which can be difficult at times to practice, but can   
   bring   
   us to such great peace and joy.   
      
      
   Saint Quote:   
   If the Lord should give you power to raise the dead, He would give much less   
   than He does when he bestows suffering. By miracles you would make yourself   
   debtor to Him, while by suffering He may become debtor to you. And even if   
   sufferings had no other reward than being able to bear something for that   
   God   
   who loves you, is not this a great reward and a sufficient remuneration?   
   Whoever   
   loves, understands what I say.   
   -Saint John Chrysostom   
      
   Bible Quote:   
   Above all things have charity, which is the bond of perfection.  (Col. 3:14)   
      
      
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   ABANDONMENT TO THE DIVINE WILL   
      
   Father, I abandon myself into Your hands; Do with me what   
   You will.  Whatever You may do, I thank You: I am ready for   
   all, I accept all.  Let only Your will be done in me, And in all   
   Your creatures- I wish no more than this, O Lord. Into Your   
   hands I commend my soul; I offer it to You with all the love of   
   my heart, For I love You, Lord, and so need to give myself to   
   surrender my self into Your hands without reserve, and with   
   boundless confidence, for You are my Father.  Amen   
   (Brother Charles de Foucauld)   
      
      
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   Daily Thoughts and Prayers for Our Beloved Dead   
      
   "Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand   
   of   
   the Lord hath touched me" Job. 19-21.   
      
   SIXTH DAY   
      
   The Souls in Purgatory are powerless to help themselves. They cannot do   
   penance,   
   nor offer satisfaction, nor gain indulgences, nor receive the Sacraments.   
   They   
   cannot pray for themselves. We, who are still on earth, can share with them   
   the   
   Graces which God so generously and abundantly gives us.   
      
   Prayer:  Our Father, Three Hail Marys, Gloria, De Profundis.   
      
   De Profundis   
      
      Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee,   
   O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.   
      Let Thine ears be attentive to the   
   voice of my supplication.   
      If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities,   
   O Lord, who shall stand it?   
      For with Thee there is merciful   
   forgiveness: and by reason of Thy   
   law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.   
   My soul hath relied on His word; my soul   
   hath hoped in the Lord.   
      From the morning watch even until   
   night; let Israel hope in the Lord.   
   Because with the Lord there is mercy;   
   And with Him plenteous redemption.   
      And He shall redeem Israel from   
   all its iniquities.   
      Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,   
   And let perpetual light shine upon them:   
      May they rest in peace. Amen.   
      
   Most beloved Jesus, by the merits of Thy five wounds, hear the pleas and   
   release   
   from the torments of Purgatory the faithful soul that did the most good on   
   earth. Place it today at Thy heavenly throne that it may join in honoring   
   Thee   
   and in guiding me to live according to its dictates.   
      
   Also See:   
   http://www.dailycatholic.org/deprofun.htm   
      
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