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July 16th - Blessed Milon of Th=C3=A9rouanne
Also known as Milon of S=C3=A9lincourt, Milon of Dommarti, Milo of=E2=80=A6
d. 1158
During the 2nd quarter of the 12th century north-western Europe saw a
revival of religion centering round the monasteries established by St.
Norbert at Pr=C3=A9montr=C3=A9 and other places, spreading thence over Fran= ce,
Germany and the Netherlands, and to England and elsewhere. Milo of S=C3=A9lincourt, who for some years lived as a hermit with several others
at Saint-Josse-au-Bois in the Pas-de-Calais, felt himself called to
the common life; he therefore offered his little group to the Premonstratensians, they were accepted, and in 1123 he was advanced to
the government of the monastery, being instituted by St. Norbert
himself.=C2 He held office for 8 years, discharging it in perfect
accordance with the constitutions of his order, dividing his time
between the worship of God in choir and active work for souls.
In 1131 he was appointed bishop of Th=C3=A9rouanne, and his first episcopal
act was to give the canonical benediction to Simon, the new abbot of
the famous monastery of Saint-Bertin at Saint-Omer.=C2 As befitted a
canon regular Bl. Milo insisted on the strictest discipline in his
diocese, and he was quick to check any infringement of a bishop's
prerogative: one Arnoul built a castle at Th=C3=A9rouanne which Milo saw as
a threat to the independent position of the bishop and a menace to his
people's peace--so he made him pull it down.=C2 Milo also showed himself
very critical of the Cluniac monks, for which he was rebuked by Bl.
Peter the Venerable.=C2 Nevertheless he is said to have been personally
a humble man.
In the controversy about the teaching of Gilbert de Ia Porr=C3=A9e,
regarding the Blessed Trinity Milo ranged himself on the side of St
Bernard (they were also personal friends) and vigorously supported his
attack; he appeared against Gilbert before Pope Eugenius III at the
Council of Rheims in 1148.
The English pope, Adrian IV, appointed Milo to be his delegate in 1157
to judge a dispute between the bishop of Amiens and the abbot of
Corbie.=C2 Cardinal Baronius highly praised the goodness and learning of
Milo, but it is not decided which of the works attributed to him are
authentic. Peter Cantor, a contemporary, in his =E2=80=9CVerbum Abbieviatum= =E2=80=9D
quotes a sermon said to be his in which the following passage occurs:
=C2 =C2 "It is not decent that Christian women should trail at their h=
eels
long skirts which pick up filth off the roadway.=C2 Surely you realize,
dear ladies, that if a gown of this kind were necessary to you, Nature
would have met the case by attaching to you something more suitable
with which to sweep the ground."
See Corblet, Hagiographie d'Amiens, vol. iii, pp. 254-277; Le Paige, Bibliotheca Praemonstratensis, pp. 459 Seq.; Goovaerts, Dictionnaire bio-bibliographique, vol. i, pp. 590 seq.=C2 The title "Blessed" seems
to have been accorded to Milo chiefly on account of the miracles
reported at his tomb.
Saint Quote:
There are three kinds of love: emotional love, rational love, and the supernatural love of faith. In other words, the love that resides in
the lower part of man, in his body; the love in the higher part, his
reason; and the love in the highest part of man, in the summit of the
soul, that is, the intelligence enlightened by faith.
-- Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort
Bible Quote
But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. And the
bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight
there was a cry made: Behold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth to
meet him.=C2 (Matt 25:4-6)
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O Queen of Heaven, thou gavest to us the Scapular as an outward sign
by which we might be known as thy faithful children. May we always
wear it with honor by avoiding sin and imitating thy virtues. Help us
to be faithful to this desire of ours.
(pause and mention petitions)
Recite: Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
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