FEAST OF ST ISIDORE THE FARMER.
ST ISIDORE THE FARMER.
"Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed, saying: “Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one.
"When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled.
"But now I am coming to you. I speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely.
“I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the Evil One. They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world.
"Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth.
"As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth.” (John 17: 11 - 19).
Wednesday 15th May 2024 in the 7th Week in the Easter Season is the feast of St Isidore the Farmer.
Isidore the Farmer lived between (1070 - 1130).
Isidore was a humble Spanish farmer who spent most of his day on the land and managed to attend daily Mass and spent significant time before the Blessed Sacrament.
His wife Maria is a canonized saint. His life reminds us that all creation belong to God who requires us to care for the environment that surrounds us. Isidore is the Patron of the National Rural Life Conference in the US.
Two important things to note about the life of St Isidore the Farmer.
1. As a farmer, he spent most of his time in the field. How did he manage to attend daily Mass?
2. How did Isidore find the time to spend before the Blessed Sacrament?
Our key Scripture for reflection is from John 17: 11 - 19.
"Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth."
In His High Priestly Prayer in John 17, Jesus prayed to His Heavenly Father for us:
"Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth."
He prayed that the Father set us apart for the work of His Kingdom. By virtue of our Baptism, we have been made the adopted children of God and set apart for the work of God.
St Isidore the Farmer did his day job as a farmer with the dedication that comes from God. Isidore knew that his life's work is to receive the consecration in the truth in daily Mass and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
"Blessed is he who is invited to the Supper of the Lord."
Do this and you will be blessed.
The Church honors the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Month of May.
Honor Mary through the Holy Rosary, Litany, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Consecration to The Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pilgrimages, etc.
For the Litany, 15 Promises of Mary, Consecration Prayer, etc and Prayer intentions click the link below:
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