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SUMMARY:Blessed Caesar de Bus
DESCRIPTION:Blessed Caesar de Bus\nSaint of the Day for April 15\n(February 3\, 1544 – April 15\, 1607)\nhttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr15.mp3\n  \nBlessed Caesar de Bus’ Story\nLike so many of us\, Caesar de Bus struggled with the decision about what to do with his life. After completing his Jesuit education he had difficulty settling between a military and a literary career. He wrote some plays but ultimately settled for life in the army and at court. \nFor a time\, life was going rather smoothly for the engaging\, well-to-do young Frenchman. He was confident he had made the right choice. That was until he saw firsthand the realities of battle\, including the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacres of French Protestants in 1572. \nHe fell seriously ill and found himself reviewing his priorities\, including his spiritual life. By the time he had recovered\, Caesar had resolved to become a priest. Following his ordination in 1582\, he undertook special pastoral work: teaching the catechism to ordinary people living in neglected\, rural\, out-of-the-way places. His efforts were badly needed and well received. \nWorking with his cousin\, Caesar developed a program of family catechesis. The goal—to ward off heresy among the people—met the approval of local bishops. Out of these efforts grew a new religious congregation: the Fathers of Christian Doctrine. \nOne of Caesar’s works\, Instructions for the Family on the Four Parts of the Roman Catechism\, was published 60 years after his death. \nHe was beatified in 1975. \n\nReflection\n“Family catechesis” is a familiar term in parish life today. Grounded in the certainty that children learn their faith first from their parents\, programs that deepen parental involvement in religious education multiply everywhere. There were no such programs in Caesar’s day until he saw a need and created them. Other needs abound in our parishes\, and it’s up to us to respond by finding ways to fill them or by joining in already established efforts.
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