MARCH 1ST 2003
ST DAVID
BISHOP CONFESSOR ( ---c.589)
LIFE:
Welsh royalty. Son of King Sant of South Wales and Saint Non. Grandson of Ceredig,
Prince of Cardigan. Uncle of King Arthur. Priest.He was educated by St.Paulinus,
a disciple of St.Germain of Auxerre.St.David was made abbot of Ty G wyn
monastery, which he transfered to Menevia in western Pembrokeshire( today`s
St.David`s), then the principal port of embarkation for Ireland.He also
recieved episcopal consecrationHis monks lived according to a very austere
rule, and at the Synod of Victory* in 569 his decrees for the regulation of
the Welsh church were officially ratified.
Collaborated with Saint Columba, Saint Gildas, and Saint Finnigan. Missionary and
founder of monasteries.
After a vision in his monastery in the Rhos Valley, he set out next day with two monks
to Jerusalem to aid the Patriarch. While there his preaching converted
anti-Christians. Legend says that once while he was preaching, a dove descended to his
shoulder to show he had the blessings of the Spirit, and that the earth rose to lift
him high above the people so that he could be heard by them all.
Beyond these facts little is historically known of
St.David.His life wasnt written until 500 years later; it contains many
legendary and unlikely events. Welsh man wear a leeks on march 1st to
commemorate a great victory which St.David won over the Saxons, when they
put leeks in thier caps to distinguish themselves from the enemy.
.St.David was canonized in 1120 by Pope Callistus II
PATRON SAINT OF WALES...
REFLECTION:
***Unhappy is the soul enslaved by the love of anything that is mortal**(
St.Augustine)
COMMENT:
. Undoubtedly, St. David was endowed with substantial qualities of
spiritual leadership. What is more, many monasteries flourished as a result of his
leadership and good example. His staunch adherence to monastic piety bespeaks a fine
example for modern Christians seeking order and form in their prayer life.
Oh! sweet Eucharist ! & beloved Mother keep me as thy own.....
S.THOMAS
NOTTINGHAM
ENGLAND
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