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CITY OF GOD IN EXILE THE DAILY PILGRIMAGE "Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed are they that keep my ways." - Proverbs 8:32 "Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. [...] For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." - Luke 12:32-34 St. Pius I, Pope and Martyr 2028-07-11 - Time after Pentecost - Simple - red PLAIN-LANGUAGE GUIDE FOR TODAY Ecclesiastical or ecclesial: belonging or relating to the Church; the words refer to her life, law, worship, ministers, or common mission. Commemoration: a shorter liturgical remembrance of another saint or observance occurring on the same day. Martyr: a Christian who was killed rather than deny Christ or abandon the Faith. TODAY IN THE ROMAN YEAR St. Pius I stands in the early Roman succession as pope and martyr. His feast reminds the pilgrim that the Faith is not a private possession or invisible fellowship: Christ founded a visible, governed, apostolic Church whose shepherds were called to guard doctrine and suffer for Him. Let the name of spiritual slavery lead past verbal dispute into the reality of complete and loving belonging to Jesus Christ. Give Jesus Christ the reality of total belonging and place that gift in Mary's hands without reservation, bargaining, or theatrical language. "Let us make ourselves and call ourselves slaves of Jesus Christ; for that is to be the slave of the holy Virgin, inasmuch as Jesus is the fruit and the glory of Mary." St. Louis-Marie de Montfort, True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, no. 77 St. Louis de Montfort will not let a dispute over terminology obscure the substance. The soul must belong entirely to Jesus Christ. Because Jesus is Mary's fruit and glory and her entire will is united to His, loving service under her is inseparable from more perfect service of Him. Do not hide partial surrender behind discomfort with a word, nor repeat strong words while keeping the will. Give Christ the reality: doctrine, worship, moral choices, body, possessions, reputation, work, suffering, future, and death. Give these through Mary so she may purify their motives and return them to her Son. PRACTICE Pray for fidelity to the apostolic Church and reject every habit of treating religion as private preference. QUOTE OF THE DAY "But to the called Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." Holy Scripture, 1 Corinthians 1:24, Original Douay-Rheims ROMAN MARTYROLOGY - July 11 At Rome, the blessed Pius, pope and martyr, who was crowned with martyrdom in the persecution of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. — At Mcopolis, in Armenia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Januarius and Pelagia, who for four days were racked, torn with iron claws and pieces of earthenware, and thus achieved their martyrdom. — In the territory of Sens, St. Sidronius, martyr. — At Iconium, St. Marcian, martyr, who obtained the palm of martyrdom by many torments, under the governor Perennius. — At Sida, in Pamphylia, St. Cindeus, priest, in the time of the emperor Diocletian and the governor Stratonicus. After suffering many torments, he was thrown into the fire, but remaining uninjured, he yielded up his soul in prayer. — At Brescia, the holy martyrs Savinus and Cyprian. — At Bergamo, St. John, a bishop, who was killed by the Arians for defending the Catholic faith. — At Cordova, St. Abundius, a priest, crowned with martyrdom whilst preaching against the sect of Mahomet. — In the territory of Poitiers, St. Sabinus, confessor. TODAY'S SAINT OR FEAST St. Pius I Pope and martyr in the early Roman succession. St. Pius I is honored as pope and martyr in the Roman calendar. His feast recalls the early bishops of Rome, who preserved the apostles' teaching, governed the faithful as pastors, and suffered death rather than deny Christ. Ask St. Pius I for a Catholic instinct about the Church. The faith is not merely believed privately; it is received in the visible apostolic Church Christ founded. FROM MATINS The Roman pontiff crowned with martyrdom. Martyrology - Martyrology Notice - St. Pius I, Pope and Martyr Roman Martyrology "At Rome, the blessed Pius, pope and martyr, who was crowned with martyrdom in the persecution of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus." - The traditional Martyrology remembers St. Pius I with a brief and restrained notice: Rome, the sovereign pastoral office, persecution, and the crown of martyrdom. - His commemoration joins the visible succession of Roman pontiffs to suffering for Christ. The Church's order is not a private religious preference, and ecclesiastical office is not worldly possession. - Because the authorized notice supplies no further particulars, Catholic memory should honor what is known without turning later conjecture into established history. Ask St. Pius I for fidelity to Christ's visible and apostolic Church. Love the Roman office as Christ established it, and measure every claimant and command by the Catholic faith that office exists to guard. THE PILGRIM'S SPIRITUAL CONFERENCE The Four Marks Are Not Decorative The Church places this truth before you today: The Church must be one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic because she bears the identity Christ gave her, not because men assign those titles by preference. Do not hurry past it as though doctrine belonged only to books and controversies. A revealed truth is also a light by which the soul must judge its loyalties, its fears, its habits, and the duties immediately before it. The marks are tests of recognition. They prevent the faithful from confusing religious intensity, social size, antiquarian taste, or institutional claims with the true Church. The grace to be practiced is Early Roman apostolic fidelity, drawn from today's saintly witness. Ask God for more than the natural appearance of this virtue. Temperament may make an action seem easy for a time, but supernatural virtue remains faithful because God is worthy of obedience, even when feeling offers no assistance and no one notices the cost. Practice substantial devotion by making conduct, not merely vocabulary, confess that Jesus is Lord and Mary leads all to Him. There is also an enemy to recognize: Resist treating the marks as poetic language detached from visible doctrine, worship, and apostolic continuity. Do not study this danger only in other people. Look quietly for the door by which it seeks entrance into your own soul - perhaps through delay, curiosity, resentment, human respect, attachment to comfort, or the desire to control the outcome. Dying to self today means choosing early Roman apostolic fidelity when pride, comfort, fear, resentment, or human respect asks for control. Do the faithful act and entrust its fruit to divine Providence, God's wise and loving governance of all things. Place effort and outcome into Our Lady's hands so that the whole offering may be presented to her Divine Son. Confidence in God is not passivity: obey, pray, work, and accept that visible success, consolation, or immediate relief may not be given. God remains faithful when the duty is hidden and the outcome uncertain. Therefore, perform the duty that belongs to you, use the lawful means God has provided, and then surrender the fruit. Accept the demands of total belonging when they cost preference, comfort, control, reputation, possessions, or cherished plans. Make every choice prove that Jesus is Mary's fruit and glory and that your consecration through her terminates wholly in Him. The Church's witness: this truth manifests the Church's mark of one; the witness placed beside it is St. Robert Bellarmine. Your resolution before God: Pray for fidelity to the apostolic Church and reject every habit of treating religion as private preference. Carry this word: Catholic belief is received and lived within the visible apostolic order Christ established. THE PILGRIM'S MIRROR "If we would every year overcome one vice, we should anon come to perfection." Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Book I, chapter 11, p. 20 Thomas à Kempis does not flatter the soul with the promise of instant perfection. He asks for patient warfare against a definite vice. Much spiritual discouragement comes from trying vaguely to become holy while refusing to name the repeated fault through which self-will governs ordinary life. Choose the vice by its actual frequency, not by how dramatic its name appears. It may be complaint, delay, curiosity, harsh judgment, vanity, impurity of thought, or refusal of prayer. Place it before God without excuse, ask Our Lady for the contrary virtue, and begin with its next small occasion. Today's Practice: Name your recurring vice and write down the contrary acts you will make whenever it appears. DAILY EXAMEN Ask whether the reality matched the words; repent wherever self retained ownership and renew the complete gift through Mary. - For what grace or mercy should I thank God today? - What sin, fault, neglected duty, or resistance to grace must I confess? - What definite amendment will I carry into tomorrow? PRAYER O Lord, through St. Pius I, give me love for Thy visible Church and courage to remain faithful when her order is costly to confess. DAILY RULE FOR THE PILGRIM A brief rule to keep every day: Begin with morning prayer Adore the Blessed Trinity and offer the whole day to Jesus through Mary before other duties claim the mind. Keep the Angelus Pause morning, noon, and evening to remember the Incarnation. Seek Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament Attend Holy Mass when duty permits; otherwise make a Spiritual Communion and renew desire for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Return to Jesus and Mary Use frequent holy aspirations during work, waiting, suffering, and temptation. Pray the Rosary Keep the mysteries of Christ before the mind with Our Lady and learn to imitate what they contain. End with night prayer and examen Give thanks, confess faults, forgive injuries, make a practical amendment, and entrust the night to Our Lady. CONTINUE STUDY The Four Marks of the Church: https://cityofgodinexile.com/how-the-true-church-is-known/chapter-9-the-four-marks-of-the-church-one-holy-catholic-and-apostolic?entered=1 Open this day in the Sacred Calendar: https://cityofgodinexile.com/sacred-calendar?date=2028-07-11&entered=1 Open this day's Daily Pilgrimage: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch?date=2028-07-11&entered=1 Browse the Formation Index: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch/formation?entered=1
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CIUDAD DE DIOS EN EXILIO St. Pius I, Pope and Martyr 2028-07-11 - Time after Pentecost - Simple - red Nota: las secciones fijas de formación se presentan en español; los textos diarios variables permanecen en el idioma mantenido en la fuente hasta que se agregue una traducción revisada. HOY EN EL AÑO ROMANO St. Pius I stands in the early Roman succession as pope and martyr. His feast reminds the pilgrim that the Faith is not a private possession or invisible fellowship: Christ founded a visible, governed, apostolic Church whose shepherds were called to guard doctrine and suffer for Him. PRÁCTICA Pray for fidelity to the apostolic Church and reject every habit of treating religion as private preference. CITA DEL DÍA "But to the called Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God." Holy Scripture, 1 Corinthians 1:24, Original Douay-Rheims MARTIROLOGIO ROMANO - July 11 At Rome, the blessed Pius, pope and martyr, who was crowned with martyrdom in the persecution of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. — At Mcopolis, in Armenia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Januarius and Pelagia, who for four days were racked, torn with iron claws and pieces of earthenware, and thus achieved their martyrdom. — In the territory of Sens, St. Sidronius, martyr. — At Iconium, St. Marcian, martyr, who obtained the palm of martyrdom by many torments, under the governor Perennius. — At Sida, in Pamphylia, St. Cindeus, priest, in the time of the emperor Diocletian and the governor Stratonicus. After suffering many torments, he was thrown into the fire, but remaining uninjured, he yielded up his soul in prayer. — At Brescia, the holy martyrs Savinus and Cyprian. — At Bergamo, St. John, a bishop, who was killed by the Arians for defending the Catholic faith. — At Cordova, St. Abundius, a priest, crowned with martyrdom whilst preaching against the sect of Mahomet. — In the territory of Poitiers, St. Sabinus, confessor. SANTO O FIESTA DE HOY St. Pius I Pope and martyr in the early Roman succession. St. Pius I is honored as pope and martyr in the Roman calendar. His feast recalls the early bishops of Rome, who preserved the apostles' teaching, governed the faithful as pastors, and suffered death rather than deny Christ. Ask St. Pius I for a Catholic instinct about the Church. The faith is not merely believed privately; it is received in the visible apostolic Church Christ founded. SERMÓN O LECCIÓN DEL BREVIARIO The Roman pontiff crowned with martyrdom. Martyrology - Martyrology Notice - St. Pius I, Pope and Martyr Roman Martyrology "At Rome, the blessed Pius, pope and martyr, who was crowned with martyrdom in the persecution of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus." - The traditional Martyrology remembers St. Pius I with a brief and restrained notice: Rome, the sovereign pastoral office, persecution, and the crown of martyrdom. - His commemoration joins the visible succession of Roman pontiffs to suffering for Christ. The Church's order is not a private religious preference, and ecclesiastical office is not worldly possession. - Because the authorized notice supplies no further particulars, Catholic memory should honor what is known without turning later conjecture into established history. Ask St. Pius I for fidelity to Christ's visible and apostolic Church. Love the Roman office as Christ established it, and measure every claimant and command by the Catholic faith that office exists to guard. VERDAD DE LA FE The Four Marks Are Not Decorative The Church must be one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic because she bears the identity Christ gave her, not because men assign those titles by preference. Nota de la Iglesia: One Defensor: St. Robert Bellarmine Defensa católica: The marks are tests of recognition. They prevent the faithful from confusing religious intensity, social size, antiquarian taste, or institutional claims with the true Church. Error que resistir: Resist treating the marks as poetic language detached from visible doctrine, worship, and apostolic continuity. VIRTUD QUE PRACTICAR Early Roman apostolic fidelity. La virtud de hoy es Early Roman apostolic fidelity.. No debe quedar como un buen pensamiento: la gracia ha de entrar en los deberes reales del día, en la oración, la vida familiar, el trabajo, la corrección necesaria, el silencio paciente y la resistencia a la tentación. La virtud no es solamente una disposición natural o un temperamento agradable. La virtud católica ordena el alma y sus actos hacia Dios; está gobernada por la verdad, fortalecida por la gracia, purificada por el arrepentimiento y perfeccionada por la caridad. Ponga la virtud en práctica de este modo: Pray for fidelity to the apostolic Church. Ponga la virtud en práctica de este modo: Honor early Roman martyrs with gratitude. Ponga la virtud en práctica de este modo: Reject private religion detached from visible order. - ¿Dónde será probada esta virtud en mis deberes reales de hoy? - ¿Qué mera apariencia natural podría confundir con la virtud misma? - ¿Qué acto concreto realizaré antes de la noche? ORACIÓN O Lord, through St. Pius I, give me love for Thy visible Church and courage to remain faithful when her order is costly to confess. REGLA DIARIA DEL PEREGRINO Una regla breve para guardar cada día: Comenzar con la oración de la mañana Reconozca a Dios y ofrézcale el día antes de atender otras obligaciones. Guardar el Ángelus Deténgase por la mañana, al mediodía y por la tarde para recordar la Encarnación. Hacer una comunión espiritual Renueve el deseo de Nuestro Señor en el Santísimo Sacramento sin tratar el exilio como algo normal. Rezar el Rosario Mantenga ante la mente los misterios de Cristo con Nuestra Señora. Volver a Dios con jaculatorias Use una breve aspiración santa durante el trabajo, la espera, el sufrimiento o la tentación. Terminar con oración nocturna y examen Dé gracias, confiese las faltas, perdone las ofensas y haga un propósito concreto. EXAMEN DIARIO - ¿Por qué gracia o misericordia debo dar gracias a Dios hoy? - ¿Qué pecado, falta, deber descuidado o resistencia a la gracia debo confesar? - ¿Qué propósito concreto llevaré a mañana? Continuar estudio: https://cityofgodinexile.com/how-the-true-church-is-known/chapter-9-the-four-marks-of-the-church-one-holy-catholic-and-apostolic?entered=1 Abrir este día en el Calendario Sagrado: https://cityofgodinexile.com/sacred-calendar?date=2028-07-11&entered=1 Abrir vista web: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch?date=2028-07-11&entered=1 Índice de formación: https://cityofgodinexile.com/daily-dispatch/formation?entered=1