Jul 17 – Feria / S Colman of Stockerau

It's a Feria, comm. St. Alexius, 4th Class, with the color of Green. In this episode: the meditation: "Jesus, Model of Obedience", today's news from the Church: "Hundreds of Thousands of Catholics Purportedly Excommunicated: How Should We See This?", a preview of this week's episode of The SSPX Podcast: "The Decree of Excommunication: What It Means for the SSPX and the Faithful", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? [email protected] Sources Used Today: • "Jesus, Model of Obedience" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption • https://angeluspress.org/products/fro... • "Hundreds of Thousands of Catholics Purportedly Excommunicated: How Should We See This?" (FSSPX.news) • https://fsspx.news/en/news/hundreds-t... • The SSPX Podcast: "The Decree of Excommunication: What It Means for the SSPX and the Faithful" (SSPX Podcast) • View on YouTube • Listen & Subscribe on SSPXpodcast.com (https://sspxpodcast.com) • The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) • https://angeluspress.org/products/spi... Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook! • Learn more:   • The Biography of Archbishop Lefebvre: New ...   • Donate:https://sspx.gifts/audiobook Saint Colman of Stockerau is one of those saints whose entire public life lasted only a few days, yet whose witness has endured for more than a thousand years. Very little is known with certainty about his early life. Tradition tells us that Colman was an Irish pilgrim who left his homeland around the end of the tenth century. Like so many Irish monks and pilgrims before him, he set out simply to visit the holy places of Europe and, if God willed, continue on to Jerusalem. It was an age when pilgrimage meant real sacrifice. There were no maps, no inns at every stop, and no guarantee that a traveler would ever return home. Somewhere along that journey, everything changed. While passing through what is now Austria, near the town of Stockerau, Colman found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. The region was on edge because of raids and military conflicts along the frontier. A stranger speaking a foreign language immediately aroused suspicion. The local people concluded that he must be a spy. No amount of explanation seemed to help. Colman was arrested, tortured, and eventually hanged from an elder tree around the year 1012. He died not because he had committed a crime, but because fear and misunderstanding overcame justice. Then the stories began. According to tradition, his body remained suspended for days without showing signs of decay. The tree on which he had been executed remained green and flourishing, and miracles were soon reported at the place of his death. The very people who had condemned him came to believe they had executed an innocent pilgrim. His relics were eventually transferred with great honor to the nearby abbey of Melk, where devotion to him spread rapidly. For centuries, pilgrims traveled there seeking his intercession, and Saint Colman became one of the best-loved saints of medieval Austria. Churches dedicated to him appeared throughout Austria, Bavaria, and parts of Hungary, a remarkable legacy for a man who never intended to stay there at all. His story carries a lesson that feels surprisingly modern. It reminds us how quickly fear can lead to false judgment, and how easily we can misread the stranger standing before us. Colman's life also reminds us that God can bring lasting good from what appears to be senseless tragedy. Today, the town of Stockerau still honors its unlikely patron, and pilgrims continue to remember the Irish traveler whose final journey led not to Jerusalem, but to heaven. Saint Coloman of Stockerau, pilgrim, martyr, and witness to patient endurance, pray for us. Please Support this Apostolate with 1-time or Monthly Donation ＞＞ (https://sspx.gifts/collections/frontp...) - - - - - Explore more: • Subscribe to the email version of this Devotional (https://us13.campaign-archive.com/hom...) - it's a perfect companion! • Subscribe to this Podcast (https://sspx-podcast.captivate.fm/listen) to receive this and all our audio episodes • Subscribe to the SSPX YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/SSPXNewsEng...) for video versions of our podcast series and Sermons • FSSPX News Website:https://fsspx.news (https://fsspx.news/en) • Visit the US District website:https://sspx.org/ What is the SSPX Podcast? The SSPX Podcast is produced by Angelus Press (https://angeluspress.o...