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Blessed Nikolaus Gross, Saint Maurus, Blessed Gabriel Of Ferrara, Saint Macarius Of Egypt Pray For Us 🙏

Nikolaus Gross
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Miner. Father of seven. Member of the Christian miners' labour union at age 19, and secretary at 22. Member of the Zentrum Christian Party at age 20. Worked on Westdeutschen Arbeiterzeitung, (West German Workers' Newspaper), the newspaper of the Catholic Workers' Movement, at age 22, and became its director at age 24. Non-violent opponent of Nazism from its beginnings. Worked with distinguished Catholic intellectuals who opposed the regime. From Cologne, Germany he exposed the lies and harmful effects of Nazi propaganda, and he worked for the revolt of consciences against Hitler. Declared an enemy of the state, his newspaper was shut down in 1938, but at great risk, he continued to publish an underground edition. Nikolaus tried to organize resistance among Catholic workers in preparation for the planned assassination of Hitler on 20 July 1944. Though neither he nor the members of his group were implicated in the assassination attempt, Nikolaus was arrested on 12 August 1944 for treason, and sentenced to death by a People's Court on 15 January 1945. Martyr. Born 30 September 1898 at Niederwenigern, Ruhr region, Germany Died • executed 23 January 1945 at the Berlin-Plotzensee, Germany prison • body cremated, and the ashes scattered Beatified 7 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
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Glaube, Liebe, Galgen (Faith, Love, Cross) - motto chosen by the diocese of Essen for Nikolaus's beatification We, Catholic workers, strongly and clearly reject National Socialism, not only for political and economic reasons, but also, decidedly, because of our religious and cultural position. - Blessed Nikolaus
The majority of great enterprises result from daily fulfillment of one's duty in small, everyday things. What is valuable in the doing is our special love for the poor and the sick. - Blessed Nikolaus, 1943
Blessed Nikolaus Gross teaches us to obey God rather than men. Our time urgently needs convinced Christians, who listen to the voice of their conscience and have the courage to speak out when it is a question of the transcendence of the human person. - Pope John Paul II during the beatification ceremony for Blessed Nikolaus https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-nikolaus-gross/

Saint Maurus Also known as Mauro
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Born to the nobility, the son of Equitius, a senator, and Giulia. Disciple of Saint Benedict of Nursia at age 12. Studied with Saint Placid. Deacon. Benedictine monk. Assisted Saint Benedict at Subiaco, Italy, and at Monte Cassino in 528. Founder and abbot of the abbey at Glanfeuil, France in 543; it was later renamed for him. Could heal by prayer, and there are multiple stories of him bringing the dead back to life. At the moment of the death of Saint Benedict, Maurus received a vision of his old teacher travelling a street that led to heaven. Born 512 in Rome, Italy Died • 15 January 584 of natural causes • relics re-discovered in 845 • relics transferred to St-Pierre-des-Fosses in 868 to avoid Norman invaders • relics interred in the church of St-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, France • relics destroyed in 1793 during the anti-Catholic excesses of the French Revolution https://catholicsaints.info/saint-maurus/

Blessed Gabriel Of Ferrara Also known as • Gabriele Ferrari • Camillo
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Born to the nobility, the Count of Ferrara, Italy. Trained as a surgeon, he practiced medicine in Milan, Italy and served as personal physician to the Duke of Urbino, Italy. He joined the Brothers of Mercy, a hospital order, in 1591, taking the name Gabriel and making his vows in 1595. Wrote the Nuova Selva di Cirurgia in 1596, which became a standard for teaching surgery in Italian and German. Transferred to a Brothers monastery and hospital on Tiber Island in Rome, Italy in 1598, he became prior of the house in 1599. Provincial of his Order in 1602, and worked in its general administration. Vicar-General of the Brothers of Mercy in the German provinces from 1605 to 1627, he was entrusted with founding houses and hospitals throughout the region. After successfully treating King Sigismund III of Poland in 1608, in 1609 he founded a hospital in Kraków, Poland, and then later elsewhere in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. After successfully treating Emperor Matthias of Austria, he founded a hospital in Taborstrasse in Vienna, Austria in 1614. After successfully treating Archduke Ernst of Styria, saving his arm from amputation, he founded a hospital in Graz, Austria in 1615. Brother Gabriel served as a field surgeon in the Thirty Years War, and worked with imperial troops at the battle at Jasna Gora near Prague in 1620; this led to his leadership of a hospital in Prague in 1621. Helped found a hospital in Neuburg an der Donau in modern Germany in 1622. Archduke Ernst’s brother, the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, supported Gabriel, and in 1624 provided support to the Brothers of Mercy in Austria. Founded the hospital in Trieste, Italy in 1625. At his death, he left behind a network of houses bringing the Brothers to piety, and hospitals caring for the poor. Born c.1543 in Milan, Italy as Camillo Died • 15 January 1627 in Vienna, Austria of natural causes • relics enshrined in the church of the Brothers of Mercy on Taborstrasse in Vienna https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-gabriel-of-ferrara/

Saint Macarius Of Egypt Also known as • Macarius the Elder • Macarius the Great • Macarius the Thébaïde • Profile
Shepherd in the desert region of Skete. Falsley accused of assaulting a woman, but was acquitted. Hermit. Spiritual student of Saint Anthony the Abbot. Founder of a monastic community in Skete. Ordained at age 40. His sanctity drew followers, and his desert community numbered thousands at his death. Fought Arianism, and was exiled for it. Several Libyan desert monasteries still bear the name Macarius. Born c.300 at Upper Egypt Died 390 of natural causes Readings
Lord, be merciful now that my life is approaching its end, and the evening awaits me. There is not enough time for me to cleanse myself of my sins, for they are so many. Heal me while I am still on earth, and I shall be truly healthy. In your mercy, move me to repent so that I shall not be ashamed when I meet you in heaven. - Saint Macarius of Egypt https://catholicsaints.info/saint-macarius-of-egypt/

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