Nov 4 – St. Charles Borromeo – Franciscan Saint of the Day

 

The Life of St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop & Cardinal, Third Order (d. 1584) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Nov 4. St. Charles Borromeo was born in Arona, Italy. Was Made a Cardinal quite young and helped bring the Council of Trent to a conclusion and was made Archbishop of Milan to put the Council into effect reforming the diocese and its seminary, faithfully living the Franciscan spirit.

Reflection is on the value of the Third Order
practices of the third order
Community prayer

For more on St. Charles Borromeo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Borromeo
- https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/saint-charles-borromeo.html

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/trbCyyN0yBg

Read by Fra Gabriel Cortes, FI from Marion Habig's 'The Franciscan Book of Saints' Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm

Ave Maria!

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