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SUMMARY:Saint Vincent of Zaragossa
DESCRIPTION:Saint Vincent of Zaragossa\nSaint of the Day for January 22\n(d. c. 304)\nClick to hear audio clip ►\n\nSaint Vincent of Zaragossa’s Story\nMost of what we know about this saint comes from the poet Prudentius. His Acts have been rather freely colored by the imagination of their compiler. But Saint Augustine\, in one of his sermons on Saint Vincent\, speaks of having the Acts of his martyrdom before him. We are at least sure of his name\, his being a deacon\, the place of his death and burial. \nAccording to the story we have\, the unusual devotion he inspired must have had a basis in a very heroic life. Vincent was ordained deacon by his friend Saint Valerius of Zaragossa in Spain. The Roman emperors had published their edicts against the clergy in 303\, and the following year against the laity. Vincent and his bishop were imprisoned in Valencia. Hunger and torture failed to break them. Like the youths in the fiery furnace\, they seemed to thrive on suffering. \nValerius was sent into exile\, and Dacian\, the Roman governor\, now turned the full force of his fury on Vincent. Tortures that sound very modern were tried. But their main effect was the progressive disintegration of Dacian himself. He had the torturers beaten because they failed. \nFinally he suggested a compromise: Would Vincent at least give up the sacred books to be burned according to the emperor’s edict? He would not. Torture on the gridiron continued\, the prisoner remaining courageous\, the torturer losing control of himself. Vincent was thrown into a filthy prison cell—and converted the jailer. Dacian wept with rage\, but strangely enough\, ordered the prisoner to be given some rest. \nFriends among the faithful came to visit him\, but he was to have no earthly rest. When they finally settled him on a comfortable bed\, he went to his eternal rest. \n\nReflection\nThe martyrs are heroic examples of what God’s power can do. It is humanly impossible\, we realize\, for someone to go through tortures such as Vincent had and remain faithful. But it is equally true that by human power alone no one can remain faithful even without torture or suffering. God does not come to our rescue at isolated\, “special” moments. God is supporting the super-cruisers as well as children’s toy boats.
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