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Double Feast of Saint Andrew Corsini, Bishop and Confessor
White Vestments
Missa "Statuit ei Dominus"
St. Andrew, of the noble family of Corsini, was born at Florence, and from his birth was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin. His mother dreamed that she had given birth to a wolf which, on entering into the Carmelite church, was suddenly changed into a lamb. Her son indeed led a dissolute life in his youth. But Jesus exerted His redeeming power over him and Andrew entered the Carmelite order and soon became its head in Tuscany (Communion).
Having thus turned to good use the talents with which God had favored him, he rose to a still higher dignity (Gospel) and as bishop of Fiesole he had a share in the priesthood of Christ, and accomplished His work of reconciling souls with God. Thus having been sent to Bologna as legate by Urban V, he succeeded by his great prudence in extinguishing the burning hatred which had armed the citizens against each other (Epistle).
The Blessed Virgin foretold him his death which occurred in 1373.
Made wolves by sin let us like St. Andrew become lambs by penance in order that, "following in the footsteps of this holy confessor, we may obtain the same "rewards" (Collect)
The Church applies to her Confessors Bishops that which the author of Ecclesiasticus said of the chief characters of the Old Testament
We want to thank the Friends of Our Lady of Fatima for expediting these resources of the Propers. Sources: Saint Andrew Daily Missal and the Marian Missal , 1945
Missa "Statuit ei Dominus"
Go to the ORDINARY OF THE HOLY MASS THE MASS OF THE CATECHUMENS
INTROIT: Ecclesiasticus 45: 30
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