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SUMMARY:Saint Bernardine of Siena
DESCRIPTION:Saint Bernardine of Siena\nSaint of the Day for May 20\n(September 8\, 1380 – May 20\, 1444)\nhttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay20.mp3\nSaint Bernardine of Siena’s Story\nMost of the saints suffer great personal opposition\, even persecution. Bernardine\, by contrast\, seems more like a human dynamo who simply took on the needs of the world. \nHe was the greatest preacher of his time\, journeying across Italy\, calming strife-torn cities\, attacking the paganism he found rampant\, attracting crowds of 30\,000\, following St. Francis of Assisi’s admonition to preach about “vice and virtue\, punishment and glory.” \nCompared with Saint Paul by the pope\, Bernardine had a keen intuition of the needs of the time\, along with solid holiness and boundless energy and joy. He accomplished all this despite having a very weak and hoarse voice\, miraculously improved later because of his devotion to Mary. \nWhen he was 20\, the plague was at its height in his hometown of Siena. Sometimes as many as 20 people died in one day at the hospital. Bernardine offered to run the hospital and\, with the help of other young men\, nursed patients there for four months. He escaped the plague\, but was so exhausted that a fever confined him for several months. He spent another year caring for a beloved aunt whose parents had died when he was a child\, and at her death began to fast and pray to know God’s will for him. \nAt 22\, he entered the Franciscan Order and was ordained two years later. For almost a dozen years he lived in solitude and prayer\, but his gifts ultimately caused him to be sent to preach. He always traveled on foot\, sometimes speaking for hours in one place\, then doing the same in another town. \nEspecially known for his devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus\, Bernardine devised a symbol—IHS\, the first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greek–in Gothic letters on a blazing sun. This was to displace the superstitious symbols of the day\, as well as the insignia of factions: for example\, Guelphs and Ghibellines. The devotion spread\, and the symbol began to appear in churches\, homes and public buildings. Opposition arose from those who thought it a dangerous innovation. Three attempts were made to have the pope take action against him\, but Bernardine’s holiness\, orthodoxy\, and intelligence were evidence of his faithfulness. \nGeneral of the Friars of the Strict Observance\, a branch of the Franciscan Order\, Bernardine strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law. When he started there were 300 friars in the community; when he died there were 4\,000. He returned to preaching the last two years of his life\, dying while traveling. \n\nReflection\nAnother dynamic saint once said\, “…I will not be a burden\, for I want not what is yours\, but you…. I will most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your sakes” (2 Corinthians 12:14). There is danger that we see only the whirlwind of activity in the Bernardines of faith—taking care of the sick\, preaching\, studying\, administering\, always driving—and forget the source of their energy. We should not say that Bernardine could have been a great contemplative if he had had the chance. He had the chance\, every day\, and he took it. \n\nSaint Bernardine of Siena is the Patron Saint of:\nAdvertising\nGambling\nItaly\nPublic relations
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