It’s the Feast of Advent Feria, 3rd Class, with the color of Violet. In this episode: the meditation: “Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart”, today’s news from the Church: “Polygamy: The Vatican Has No Intention of Changing Canon Law”, a preview of the Sermon: “The Dangers of Venial Sin”, and today’s thought from the Archbishop.
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Sources Used Today:
“Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart” – From Advent to Epiphanyhttps://angeluspress.org/products/from-advent-to-epiphany

“Polygamy: The Vatican Has No Intention of Changing Canon Law” (FSSPX.news)
https://fsspx.news/en/news/polygamy-vatican-has-no-intention-changing-canon-law-55955

“The Dangers of Venial Sin” (SSPX Sermons)
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The Spiritual Life – Archbishop Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop


Saint Mesmin, also known as Saint Maximinus of Micy, belongs to the generation of quiet founders who shaped Christian Gaul through prayer, stability, and patient leadership. He lived in the late fifth and early sixth centuries, a time when Roman authority had collapsed and much of France was being reorganized under new rulers. Amid that uncertainty, Mesmin helped anchor Christian life along the Loire through the steady rhythm of monastic prayer.
He was a disciple of Saint Euspicius, a hermit priest living near Orléans. King Clovis, newly converted to Christianity, encountered Euspicius and granted him land on the banks of the Loire at a place called Micy. There Euspicius founded a monastery, and Mesmin soon emerged as his closest collaborator. When Euspicius died, Mesmin succeeded him as abbot, guiding the community with firmness and humility. Under his leadership, the monastery of Micy became one of the most influential spiritual centers in the region, helping to evangelize the surrounding countryside and to form clergy for service in the growing Frankish Church.
Mesmin was known for his austerity and his love of silence, but also for his practical charity. He trained monks not only in prayer and fasting, but in obedience, hospitality, and manual labor. Ancient sources emphasize his authority over the spiritual realm, recording episodes in which he confronted lingering pagan...

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