He was indeed an exemplary Tertiary, a true son of St Francis. He never failed to admonish all who needed it, and was even more ready to perform this act of charity for princes and prelates, knowing they had few or none to tell them the truth. He was wont to pass whole nights in prayer in the church of St. Ambrose in Milan – before the relics of the saint, and in the Catacombs of Rome. This zeal will be found in them when every one makes every effort possible to prevent the loss of souls ransomed at so great a price.”. It is true that he exposes himself much to danger but so far he has been preserved by the special grace of God, he says he cannot do otherwise. The other cardinals followed his advice and Ghislieri was raised to the throne of St. Peter, taking the name of Pius V. (St. Charles put all personal interests and considerations aside, for relations between his uncle Pius IV and cardinal Ghislieri had been far from amicable, and did what he knew to be best for the glory of God, the Church and salvation of souls.) During the cholera outbreak of 1865, their dedicated service won the love and respect of all.Again there were difficulties and, victim of slander, Mother Soledad was removed as superior only to be reinstated after an investigation. His feast day is November 4th. Although the death rate and contagion rate were extremely high, St. Charles insisted on public prayer and penance. All events prophesized were fulfilled, and so was Our Lady’s promise of a sign at the sixth and last apparition. God raised this great saint to make him a champion of the true faith, defender of the rights of Holy Mother Church, and reformer of the evils that had crept in during the sensuous Renaissance period. These unhappy children seem to look on me as the cause of all their ills. This number included 120 priests (most of these had fled). Therefore, he told the officials that the only cure was to pray and do penance more piously than before. Yet, while certainly rigorous and uncompromising, the person he was most severe with was himself. All this only lasted a few minutes. The holy bishop dedicated the rest of his life chiefly to fighting the Arian heresy that had caused apostasy of a large portion of bishops, priests, religious, nobles and some of the emperors. Reformer: St. Charles Borromeo by Margaret Yeo (CITY: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1938). On October 13, about 70,000 spectators filled Cova da Iria, among them journalists, the curious and the incredulous. A relic of the True Cross was one he always carried on his body. He ordered more Masses said than before. Answering a concern of the Bishop of Brescia, St. Charles affirmed: “From the beginning I resolved to place myself entirely in God’s hands, without however despising ordinary remedies.”, St. Charles issued prudent guidelines. © Copyright 2011 Roman-Catholic-Saints.com. Ambrose, initially refusing to accept the post, ended up consenting to the Will of God and within a week was baptized, ordained and consecrated bishop of Milan. “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.” (2 Tim. The saint insisted on respect and veneration for holy places, to which testify his many decrees regulating behavior in churches. Shortly after Pius V rose to papacy cardinal Borromeo was at last able to take care of his own archdiocese of Milan – at the time Italy’s largest with over 600,000 souls and some 3,000 clergy. Out of respect and devotion to the Holy Sacrifice he always kept rigorous silence (unless very important business intervened) from the evening prayer and meditation until the next day after Mass and thanksgiving. St. Ambrose was born in 339 to a wealthy and noble Christian family (his father was the Pretorian Prefect of Gaul), became a lawyer and later provincial governor with residence in Milan. Numerous people possessed by evil spirits were freed after a benediction of the saintly archbishop. To rid the Church of any corruption Charles replaced unworthy men with ones of exemplary life, great personal integrity and piety. St. Charles Borromeo's feast day is celebrated on November 4. Another astonishing miracle involved giving sight to a boy born blind – without eyes in his sockets. His parents were known for their piety and virtuousness, which young Charles imitated from early age. (During the Renaissance period church music became corrupted by the use of secular tunes and songs which appealed to the taste of the age, and even the liturgical ones became too florid and extravagant, discouraging piety and attracting many to church only for the musical performance.) Prelates and priests were expected to be resident in their respective dioceses and parishes, be free of worldly attachments and ambitions, recite all the hours of the Divine Office in choir, dismiss any females (including female relatives) from their households, etc. The epidemic was known as St. Charles Plague because of the heroic response of the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan, St. Charles Borromeo. Wealth, which is a source of danger to most, in his hands turned into an instrument to advance the glory of God, and an incentive for even greater watchfulness in working out his salvation. St. Charles, burning with holy zeal and love for God, had the necessary fortitude, coupled with prudence, to take on and root out the ills that had permeated both civil society and religious life. St. Charles Borromeo, one of the most important saints not just of the Counter-Reformation but of all Church history, and the perfect model of a prelate, can inspire and teach us much today. [He would never tolerate those who, in a outward show of (false) humility and poverty, take away the respect and honor due to God and the Church… which is precisely what the wretched prelates of our times are wont to do.]. The birth of the boy who was to become a glorious saint was announced by a brilliant light that appeared above the castle, illuminating the night from two in the morning, the time of his birth, until daybreak (as confirmed under oath by multiple witnesses in the canonization process). No matter how he was treated, he always considered it better than he deserved. The veneration was strengthened by the numerous miracles and graces obtained through St. Charles’ intercession. His necessary toughness in implementation of the Council of Trent and restoration of order and morals made the saint many enemies. Multitudes – rich and poor alike – were plunged in sin and iniquity of every kind, children were growing up without knowledge and fear of God, vast numbers of adults had not been to confession for years and decades (if ever! Charles held Pius V in great esteem and veneration and wrote, shortly after the election, in a letter to the cardinal of Portugal: “Let us mutually rejoice that we have in him a wise and prudent Pontiff whose holiness is so great that it seems incapable, indeed, of increase…” St. Pius V also came to greatly esteem and love St. Charles. He would spare no effort to try and save souls over whom he had been appointed to watch, fervently working for their conversion and sanctification. In another documented case a boy fell into the river and, about to drown, called upon the saint for help; St. Charles took him in his arms and held him above the waters for a quarter of an hour until a boatman came to help, taking the child from his arms (a great multitude saw this marvel, though the saint himself was only visible to the boy). St. Charles understood the importance of the majesty and exactness of ritual, and insisted on observance of proper ceremonies even to the smallest particulars, not allowing any deviation. (While episcopal jurisdiction in temporal things was still to a certain extent recognized – though not as commonly and extensively as in the medieval period – it wasn’t, in practice, respected in Milan when St. Charles became archbishop.).

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