TODAY'S SAINT (Regina)
REGINA
Virgin and Martyr
The life of this saint is shrouded in obscurity; all that we know about her is fouund in the Acts of her martyrdom which are considered rather unreliable in their details. She was born in the 3rd century in Alise, the ancient Alesia where two hundred years earlier Vercingetorix had fought so valiantly against Caesar. Her mother died at her birth, and her father, a prominent pagan citizen, entrussted the child to a Christian nurse who baptized her.
When he learned of this fact, the father flew into a rage and repudiated his own daughter. Regina then went to live with her nurse who posssessed little means. The girl helped out by tending sheep, where she communed with God in prayer and meditated on the lives of the saints.
In 251, at the age of fifteen, she attracted the eye of a man called Olybrius, the prefect of Gaul, who determined to have her as his wife. He sent for the Girl and discovered that she was of noble race and of the Christian Faith. Chagrined, he attempted to have her deny her Faith, but thhe saintly maiden resolutely refused and also spurned his proposal of mariage. There-upon, Olybrius had her thrown into prison.
Regina remained incfarcerated, chained to the wall, while, Olybrius went to ward off the incursions of the barbarians. On his return, he found the saint even more deternined to pre-serve her vow of virginity and to refuse to sacrifice to idols. In a rage, he had recourse to whippings, scorchings, burning pincers, aand iron combs--all to no avail as the grace of God sustained the saint. All the while, she continued to praise God and defy Olybrius. In the end, her throat was severed and she went forth to meet her heavenly Bridegroom.
Feast: September 7
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He listens.
He can live anywhere in the umiverse, but He chose your heart.
Face it
friend, He is crazy about you! God didn't promise days without
pain,
laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but He did prromise
Strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the
way.
posted by US Catholic @ 12:04 AM
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