ST CAMILLUS DE LELLIS: PRIEST, NURSE AND FOUNDER.

FEAST OF ST CAMILLUS DE LELLIS, PRIEST, NURSE AND FOUNDER.  

"Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. 

"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Matthew 11: 28 - 30).

Thursday 18th July 2024 in the 15th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St Camillus de Lellis. 

St Camillus de Lellis. (1550 -1614). Italian. Priest. Camillus gave his life to Jesus after a troubled youth. He worked in Giacomo Hospital in Rome. While working here, he heard the call from God to found an order dedicated to the care of the sick. God gave St Camillus a special love for the sick. He founded the Order of the Camellians or The Servants of the Sick. He improved the treatment and care of hospital patients.

We all labor and are heavily burdened with problems of money, health, family, job, cars, etc. Jesus knows us individually and is aware of our situation. He invites us today to come to Him to find solution to our many problems.

We come to Jesus in Prayer. We come to Jesus in the Eucharist. We come to Him in spiritual Communion. We meet Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

When the Church gathers in prayer in His name, He is there. When we accept the word of God with faith, Jesus is that word and our lives and circumstances are transformed. 

Pray for geniune contentment

"My God, in your creation of this world you made all things to be very good. I thank you, Lord, for all the goods of this world, and especially all those who have provided for me and my loved ones.

But remind me, Lord, that only you are the true Good, and that all earthly goods are but shadows of you. And should I become very attached to any fleeting good, and let it obstruct my love for you, grant me the holy desire to have it taken from me. Through Christ Our Lord, the King of glory who has no pillow to lay his head. Amen."

Listen to Jesus Christ, the faithful Witness.

"Set your mind on God's kingdom

and His justice before everything else,

and all the rest will come to you as well.

So do not be anxious about tomorrow; tomorrow

will look after itself. Each day has troubles

enough of its own."

(Matthew 6: 33-34). 

The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July. 

"But you were purchased with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a sacrificial lamb unblemished and spotless" (1 Peter 1: 19). 

Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ purify and heal us. 

For Prayers and Prayer intentions for the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/06/july-devotion-to-precious-body-of-jesus.html?m=1