Blessed Columba Marmion
Public Figure
"Oh, my dear child, I would wish to engrave on your heart in letters of gold this truth, that no matter how great our misery, we are infinitely rich in Jesus Christ, if we unite with Him, if we lean on Him, if we realize constantly by a firm living faith that all the value of our prayer, and of all that we do comes from His merits in us." -- Bl. Columba Marmion, 1896
Beatified by Pope John Paul II
along with:
Pope John XXIII, who died in 1963
Pope Pius IX, who died in 1878
Tommaso Reggio, Archbishop of Genoa, who died in 1901
William Chaminade, who died in 1850
Pope John XXIII, who died in 1963
Pope Pius IX, who died in 1878
Tommaso Reggio, Archbishop of Genoa, who died in 1901
William Chaminade, who died in 1850
Elected the third Abbot of Maredsous Abbey
Received Abbatial blessing on the 3rd of October.
Placed at the head of a community of more than 100 monks, with a humanities college, a trade school and a farm to run.
Placed at the head of a community of more than 100 monks, with a humanities college, a trade school and a farm to run.
Helped to found Abbey of Mont César
1899 in Louvain, Belgium
Became the Abbey's first Prior. He was invested with heavy responsibilities: Director of Studies for the young monks; Professor of Theology; spiritual director of Carmelite nuns, all in addition to being Prior. He gave retreats in Belgium and the United Kingdom. He also became confessor to the future Cardinal Mercier.
Blessed Columba Marmion: A Deadly Serious Spiritual Writer
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