Oct. 21 B. Charles of Habsburg, Austro Hungarian emperor. Memorial 21 October catholicnewsagency | February 06, 2008 The inexplicable cure of a Baptist woman who suffered from breast cancer could lead …More
Oct. 21 B. Charles of Habsburg, Austro Hungarian emperor.
Memorial 21 October
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The inexplicable cure of a Baptist woman who suffered from breast cancer could lead to the canonization of Charles of Habsburg, the last emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire who made his life as husband, father and governor a path to holiness.
Memorial 21 October
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The inexplicable cure of a Baptist woman who suffered from breast cancer could lead to the canonization of Charles of Habsburg, the last emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire who made his life as husband, father and governor a path to holiness.
Lk 12:49-53.
I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already
blazing!
There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my
anguish until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell
you, but rather division.
From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two
against three;
a father will …More
Lk 12:49-53.
I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already
blazing!
There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my
anguish until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell
you, but rather division.
From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two
against three;
a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a
mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law."
Catechism of the Catholic Church
§ 696. 728-730
"I have come to set the earth on fire"
Symbols of the Holy Spirit: Fire. While water signifies birth and
the fruitfulness of life given in the Holy Spirit, fire symbolizes the
transforming energy of the Holy Spirit's actions. The prayer of the prophet
Elijah, who "arose like fire" and whose "word burned like a torch" (Sir
48,1), brought down fire from heaven on the sacrifice on Mount Carmel. This
event was a "figure" of the fire of the Holy Spirit, who transforms what he
touches. John the Baptist, who goes "before [the Lord] in the spirit and
power of Elijah," proclaims Christ as the one who "will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and with fire"(Lk 1,17). Jesus will say of the Spirit: "I
came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!"
In the form of tongues "as of fire," the Holy Spirit rests on the disciples
on the morning of Pentecost and fills them with himself (Ac 2,3-4). The
spiritual tradition has retained this symbolism of fire as one of the most
expressive images of the Holy Spirit's actions: "Do not quench the Spirit."
(1Th 5,19)... Jesus does not reveal the Holy Spirit
fully, until he himself has been glorified through his Death and
Resurrection... Only when the hour has arrived for his glorification does
Jesus promise the coming of the Holy Spirit, since his Death and
Resurrection will fulfill the promise made to the fathers. The Spirit of
truth, the other Paraclete, will be given by the Father in answer to Jesus'
prayer; he will be sent by the Father in Jesus' name; and Jesus will send
him from the Father's side, since he comes from the Father...
At last Jesus' hour arrives: he commends his spirit into the Father's
hands at the very moment when by his death he conquers death, so that,
"raised from the dead by the glory of the Father" (Rm 6,4), he might
immediately give the Holy Spirit by "breathing" on his disciples(Jn
20,22).
I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already
blazing!
There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my
anguish until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell
you, but rather division.
From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two
against three;
a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a
mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a
mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law."
Catechism of the Catholic Church
§ 696. 728-730
"I have come to set the earth on fire"
Symbols of the Holy Spirit: Fire. While water signifies birth and
the fruitfulness of life given in the Holy Spirit, fire symbolizes the
transforming energy of the Holy Spirit's actions. The prayer of the prophet
Elijah, who "arose like fire" and whose "word burned like a torch" (Sir
48,1), brought down fire from heaven on the sacrifice on Mount Carmel. This
event was a "figure" of the fire of the Holy Spirit, who transforms what he
touches. John the Baptist, who goes "before [the Lord] in the spirit and
power of Elijah," proclaims Christ as the one who "will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit and with fire"(Lk 1,17). Jesus will say of the Spirit: "I
came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!"
In the form of tongues "as of fire," the Holy Spirit rests on the disciples
on the morning of Pentecost and fills them with himself (Ac 2,3-4). The
spiritual tradition has retained this symbolism of fire as one of the most
expressive images of the Holy Spirit's actions: "Do not quench the Spirit."
(1Th 5,19)... Jesus does not reveal the Holy Spirit
fully, until he himself has been glorified through his Death and
Resurrection... Only when the hour has arrived for his glorification does
Jesus promise the coming of the Holy Spirit, since his Death and
Resurrection will fulfill the promise made to the fathers. The Spirit of
truth, the other Paraclete, will be given by the Father in answer to Jesus'
prayer; he will be sent by the Father in Jesus' name; and Jesus will send
him from the Father's side, since he comes from the Father...
At last Jesus' hour arrives: he commends his spirit into the Father's
hands at the very moment when by his death he conquers death, so that,
"raised from the dead by the glory of the Father" (Rm 6,4), he might
immediately give the Holy Spirit by "breathing" on his disciples(Jn
20,22).
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The inexplicable cure of a Baptist woman who suffered from breast cancer could lead to the canonization of Charles of Habsburg, the last emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire who made his life as husband, father and governor a path to holiness.
The inexplicable cure of a Baptist woman who suffered from breast cancer could lead to the canonization of Charles of Habsburg, the last emperor of the Austro-Hungarian empire who made his life as husband, father and governor a path to holiness.
Also known as Carlo d'Austria Memorial 21 October Profile Son of Archduke Otto and Princess Maria Josephine of Saxony; great-nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph I. A stigmatic nun prophesied that he would be the victim of attacks and great suffering. A group of people were specifically assigned to pray for him at all times; after his death this group formed the League of prayer of the Emperor Charles …More
Also known as Carlo d'Austria Memorial 21 October Profile Son of Archduke Otto and Princess Maria Josephine of Saxony; great-nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph I. A stigmatic nun prophesied that he would be the victim of attacks and great suffering. A group of people were specifically assigned to pray for him at all times; after his death this group formed the League of prayer of the Emperor Charles for the peace of the peoples, which became an ecclesiastically recognized prayer group in 1963. He received a strong Catholic education, and developed a strong devotion to the Holy Eucharist and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Married Princess Zita of Bourbon and Parma on 21 October 1911. They had eight children over the next ten years. With the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand on 28 June 1914, the trigger for World War I, Charles became heir presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. On the death of Emperor Francis Joseph on 21 November 1916, Charles became Emperor of Austria; crown apostolic king of Hungary on 30 December 1916. He saw his crown as a way to implement Christian charity and social reform. He worked for peace, for an end to the war, and was the only leader to support Pope Benedict XV's peace effort. After the war he was exiled to Switzerland in March 1919. Trying to prevent the rise of Communism in Central Europe, he tried twice in 1921 to return to power, but since he refused to be the cause of civil war, finally gave up. Since he considered his office a mandate from God, he never abdicated his crown or title, but he was exiled to the island of Madeira, Portugal and spent his remaining days in prayerful poverty. His widow, princess Zita, dressed in black and lived in mourning her remaining 67 years. Born 17 August 1887 in Persenbeug Castle, Lower Austria Died 1 April 1922 at Madeira, Portugal of pneumonia Venerated 12 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II Beatified 3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II Canonized pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Charles, contact: Gebetsliga Kaiser Karl für den Frieden der Welt Domplatz 1 A-3100 St. Pölten, AUSTRIA Additional Information M.Andersson World War I site Columbia Encyclopedia Vatican saints.sqpn.com/saintc8t.htm