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July 27, 2013 Sponsored by the St. Vincent Ferrer Foundation of Texas Sain int t Vince ncent nt Ferrer, rrer, ora por nobis bis.
NEXT MEETING Aug 17, 2013 - SATURDAY, 9 AM NEW SEMINAR Basic Dogmas of the Catholic Church
Basic Text: This Is Our Faith, Cardinal Ripley Supplement: My Catholic Faith
1375, Barcelona: Preaches repentance in
gripped the city for over a year. 1396, Avignon: After battling a severe illness for twelve days, Vincent lies upon his death bed. He is visited by St. Dominic and St. Francis accompanying our Lord, who charges him with a divine mandate. 1412, Salamanca: In the midst of his sermon, he raises a woman from the dead to prove his supernatural mission.
POLITICS: Church a great arbiter, protecting against tyranny RULERS: St. Louis IX of France and St. Ferdinand of Spain MILITARY: Vikings, Hungarians, Tartas, Moors were subdued Damage limited via Peace of God, Truce of God, Chivalry Code SOCIETY: Serfs were gaining freedom, more leisure EDUCATION: Great universities were being founded THEOLOGY: Scholasticism and St. Thomas Aquinas SCIENCE: St. Albert the Great & Roger Bacon ARTS: Dante and Giotto ARCHITECTURE: Great gothic cathedral at Chartres EXPLORATION: Marco Polo had reached China COMMERCE: Trade with the East, Rise of Venice RELIGION: Monasteries dotted the landscape, the great Mendicant Orders were growing (Franciscans, Dominicans)
THEOLOGY: Destructive Nominalism of William Ockham ARTS: Onset of the Renaissance and growth of Humanism POLITICS: Rise of nationalism & thirst for absolutism RULERS: Philip IV (The Fair), Pedro the Cruel, Edward Longshanks HERESIES: Jan Hus, John Wycliff, and numerous others WAR: Hundred Years War, Crusades were defeated, Turks overran the Balkans, unrest in nearly every land BLACK PLAGUE: Devastation and death, 33% of the population GRAVE CRISIS IN THE CHURCH: Kings sought to strip her of power, Babylonian Captivity, Great Western Schism
– Dream of his father, William Ferrer – Pregnancy of his mother, Constancia Miguel – Healing the blind woman in utero – The Christening of Valencia’s son – The drought and procession in Valencia
– At age 6 he began formal studies – At age 12 he began philosophical studies – At age 14 he began theological studies
– Entered the clerical stage at age 7 – Daily Mass – Prayer, Fasting, Alms – Devotion to the Passion – Love for the Blessed Virgin Mary
– Followed the order’s constitutions with rigor & zeal
– Imitation of St. Dominic: (1) angelic purity, (2) perfect obedience, (3) divine poverty, and (4) preach the Gospel throughout the world – Prayer, study of Scripture, study of Theology
– Studies at Lérida, Barcelona, Toulouse, Paris – Teaches philosophy at Lérida – Begins apostolic work in Barcelona – Famed orator in Parish – Teach theology at Valencia
– Cardinal Pedro de Luna
Celestine V resigns (5 Jul – 13 Dec, 1294) Boniface VIII (1294-1303) Benedict XI (1303-1304) Clement V (1305-1314)- Moves Papacy to Avignon in 1309 Urban V (1352-70), Gregory XI (1370-78)
Election of Urban VI - Rome
Election of Clement VII - Avignon
Each Pope appoints a full college of Cardinals, excommunicates the other, and takes military action
Rome Urban VI (1378-89) Boniface IX (1389-04) Innocent VII (1404-06) Gregory XII* (1406-15)
Avigno gnon Clement VII (1378-94) Benedict XIII (1394-23) Pisa Alexander V (1409-10) John XXIII* (1410-15) Resolu lution tion to the Crisi sis (1) Death, (2) Resignation, (3) Ecumenical Council Council of Pisa (1409) Council of Constance (1414-17) Pope Martin V (1417-1431) Avignon is split and lingers in schism until 1429
– Papal Legate to Spain: enlists St. Vincent’s service – Papal Legate to France: brings St. Vincent with him – To Court at Avignon; St. Vincent returns to Spain
– Serves King Juan I de Aragon and Queen Yolanda – Converts Rabbi Solomon ha-Levi baptized Pablo de Santa Maria (Bishop of Burgos) – Helps quell the 1391 Jewish Revolts
– Names St. Vincent his confessor and Apostolic Penitentiary – Offers cardinal hat & bishopric
– Benedict XIII released him from service to carry out this divine mission with the power of an apostolic missionary as his legate and his vicar: Legatus Soteri Christi – Every pope / council acknowledges St. Vincent’s authority
Black Plague (1347-51) Factions & Division all over Europe One Hundred Years War (1337-1453) Ottoman Turks advance in the Balkans (1390s) Tyranny, despotism, absolutist rule Papal corruption and schism Growth of Heresy Utter moral depravity among the nobility and general populace
He was the Angel of the Apocalypse (Apoc 14:6-7) Numerous Travels, all across Western Europe Arrival in a Location Daily Routine Preaching Bell of Miracles The Company of St. Vincent
1) Religious, usually including ~ 15 Dominican Priests 2) Dominican Tertiaries 3) Penitents (up to ten thousand)
Works of Charity
His Faith, Hope and Charity His Zeal for Souls His Prophecies His Visions His Reading of Souls His Miracles
PASSION & CROSS Blessed Virgin Mary
St. Vincent and the Conversion of the Jews St. Vincent and the Conversion of the Moslems St. Vincent and the Conversion of Heretics St. Vincent and the Call to Penance
Final Two Years in Brittany (1417-19) Participation in the Council of Constance (1417) He remains in Vannes, Brittany His Final Days Wednesday of Holy Week (April 5, 1419) His Funeral His Canonization His Veneration
July 27, 2013 Sponsored by the St. Vincent Ferrer Foundation of Texas Sain int t Vince ncent nt Ferrer, rrer, ora por nobis bis.
NEXT MEETING Aug 17, 2013 - SATURDAY, 9 AM NEW SEMINAR Basic Dogmas of the Catholic Church
Basic Text: This Is Our Faith, Cardinal Ripley Supplement: My Catholic Faith