November 4 Saint Charles Borromeo, bishop Memorial Memorial, 1969 Calendar, celebration November 4. 1955 Calendar, celebration November 4. Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal-Priest of the Title of St. Prassede, Papal Secretary of State under Pius IV. St. Charles Borromeo was born in the Castle of Arona, in a noble family, 1538 and he died at Milan on 1584. Charles Borromeo was the nephew of Pope Pius IV, who made him his secretary of state and his assistant in governing the Church. Later Pope Pius IV named him Cardinal of Romagna, March of Ancona and supervisor of the Franciscans, Carmelites and Knights of Malta. He was highly regarded at the papal court and his accomplishments and dedication to the Church determined Pius IV to raise him to the rank of Archbishop of Milan. St. Charles Borromeo established the Academy of the Vatican Nights, founded a college at Pavia, he facilitated the final deliberations of the Council of Trent and he was extremely active in the creation of the Tridentine Catechism. His work and reforms were dedicated to the improvement in learning and education of priests for the benefit of their congregations. Borromeo founded the fraternity of Oblates of St. Ambrose. In 1576, an epidemic of the bubonic plague devastated Milan. St. Charles Borromeo led continues efforts to care for the sick and bury the dead. During that epidemic, he walked barefooted in the public streets carrying a cross with a rope around his neck, offering himself as a victim to God for the transgressions of his people. He prayed the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin daily. His reforms were met with much opposition and he was fired upon in the archiepiscopal chapel, his survival was a miracle. St. Charles Borromeo was a model bishop who died on November 3, 1584. He was canonized in 1610. He is the patron saint of seminarians, spiritual directors, spiritual leaders, stomach diseases and many others. Prayer: Ever keep Thy Church, O Lord, we beseech Thee, under the abiding protection of St. Charles, Thy Confessor and Bishop: that as his watchful care over his flock won him glory, so his intercession may always make us fervent in Thy love. Through our Lord. Prayer source: 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal Image source: Carlo Borromeo, by Giovanni Ambrogio Figino (Public Domain)
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