SAINT OF THE DAY -- May 4 - Blessed Michael Giedroyc
May 4
Blessed Michael Giedroyc(d. 1485)
He was a dwarf from birth who had the use of only one foot... and became a
Saint.
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A life of physical pain and mental torment didn’t prevent Michael Giedroyc from achieving holiness.
Born
near Vilnius, Lithuania, Michael suffered from physical and permanent
handicaps from birth. He was a dwarf who had the use of only one foot.
Because of his delicate physical condition, his formal education was
frequently interrupted. But over time, Michael showed special skills at
metalwork. Working with bronze and silver, he created sacred vessels,
including chalices.
He traveled to Cracow Poland, where he joined
the Augustinians. He received permission to live the life of a hermit
in a cell adjoining the monastery. There Michael spent his days in
prayer, fasted and abstained from all meat and lived to an old age.
Though he knew the meaning of suffering throughout his years, his rich
spiritual life brought him consolation. Michael’s long life ended in
1485 in Cracow.
Five hundred years later, Pope John Paul II
visited the city and spoke to the faculty of the Pontifical Academy of
Theology. The 15th century in Cracow, the pope said, was “the century
of saints.” Among those he cited was Blessed Michael Giedroyc.
Eternal Father, I wish to honor Blessed Michael Giedroyc, and I give You thanks for all the graces You have bestowed on him. I ask You to please increase grace in my soul through the merits of this saint, and I commit the end of my life to him by this special prayer, so that by virtue of Your goodness and promise Blessed Michael Giedroyc might be my advocate and provide whatever is needed at that hour. Amen.
Source: American Catholic Organization
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Do you:
feel afraid of your partner much of the time?
avoid certain topics fear of angering your partner?
feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
feel emotionally numb or helpless?
Does your partner:
- humiliate, criticize, or yell at you?
- treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for your friends or family to see?
- ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?
- blame you for his own abusive behavior?
- see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?
Does your partner:
have a bad and unpredictable temper?
hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?
threaten to take your children away or harm them?
threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
force you to have sex?
destroy your belongings?
Does your partner:
- act excessively jealous and possessive?
- control where you go or what you do?
- keep you from seeing your friends or family?
- limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?
- constantly check up on you?