Welcome to the Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional.

Today's Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the Feast of the Seven Holy Founders,

Confessors, Third Class Feast with the Color of White.

In this episode, the meditation prayer for holy indifference, a preview of the sermon protecting the flame of divine charity.

Today's news from the church, heart, or doctrine, and today's thought from Archbishop

Marcel Lefevre.

But first, the collect of today's Mass.

O Lord Jesus Christ, who, to keep alive the memory of thy most holy mother's sorrows, through

the seven holy fathers, enriched

thy church with a new family of her servants, graciously grant that we may be so united with

them in their sorrows as also to share their joys. So imagine seven of the most influential

men in a major city, business leaders, professionals, men of wealth, suddenly leaving it all behind

to dedicate their lives entirely to God. Well, that's exactly what happened in 13th century Florence.

The city was in chaos. Political strife, corruption, and heresy ran rampant. Religion felt

meaningless to many. But in 1240, seven noblemen decided to change

that, not through their power, but through prayer. At first they tried living in solitude within the city,

but constant visitors seeking guidance made that impossible. So they retreated into the wild,

settling on the slopes of Monte Scenario.

Under the guidance of St. Peter of Verona, they took on a rule of life, prayer, penance,

and devotion to the Blessed Mother, becoming the servants of Mary, or the Servites.

Unlike older monastic orders, they followed a mendicant way of life, balancing contemplation

with active ministry.

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