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SUMMARY:Saint Charles Borromeo
DESCRIPTION:Image: Saint Carlo Borromeo\, cardinal of Milan | Wellcome Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaint Charles Borromeo\nSaint of the Day for November 4\n(October 2\, 1538 – November 3\, 1584)\nClick to hear audio clip ► \nSaint Charles Borromeo’s Story\nThe name of Saint Charles Borromeo is associated with reform. He lived during the time of the Protestant Reformation\, and had a hand in the reform of the whole Church during the final years of the Council of Trent. \nAlthough he belonged to Milanese nobility and was related to the powerful Medici family\, he desired to devote himself to the Church. When his uncle\, Cardinal de Medici\, was elected pope in 1559 as Pius IV\, he made Charles cardinal-deacon and administrator of the Archdiocese of Milan while he was still a layman and a young student. Because of his intellectual qualities he was entrusted with several important offices connected with the Vatican and later appointed secretary of state with responsibility for the papal states. The untimely death of his elder brother brought Charles to a definite decision to be ordained a priest\, despite relatives’ insistence that he marry. Soon after he was ordained a priest at the age of 25\, he was consecrated bishop of Milan. \nBecause of his work at the Council of Trent\, he was not allowed to take up residence in Milan until the Council was over. Charles had encouraged the pope to renew the Council in 1562 after it had been suspended for 10 years. Working behind the scenes\, Saint Charles deserves the credit for keeping the Council in session when at several points it was on the verge of breaking up. He took upon himself the task of the entire correspondence during the final phase. \nEventually\, Charles was allowed to devote his time to the Archdiocese of Milan\, where the religious and moral picture was far from bright. The reform needed in every phase of Catholic life among both clergy and laity was initiated at a provincial council of all the bishops under him. Specific regulations were drawn up for bishops and other clergy: If the people were to be converted to a better life\, he had to be the first to give a good example and renew their apostolic spirit. \nCharles took the initiative in giving a good example. He allotted most of his income to charity\, forbade himself all luxury and imposed severe penances upon himself. He sacrificed wealth\, high honors\, esteem\, and influence to become poor. During the plague and famine of 1576\, he tried to feed 60\,000 to 70\,000 people daily. To do this he borrowed large sums of money that required years to repay. Whereas the civil authorities fled at the height of the plague\, he stayed in the city\, where he ministered to the sick and the dying\, helping those in want. \nWork and the heavy burdens of his high office began to affect his health. He died at the age of 46. \n\nReflection\nSaint Charles made his own the words of Christ: “…I was hungry and you gave me food\, I was thirsty and you gave me drink\, a stranger and you welcomed me\, naked and you clothed me\, ill and you cared for me\, in prison and you visited me” (Matthew 25:35-36). Charles saw Christ in his neighbor and knew that charity done for the least of his flock was charity done for Christ. \n\nSaint Charles Borromeo is the Patron Saint of:\nCatechists\nCatechumens\nSeminarians
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