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Jun 4 – Corpus Christi / S Franco of Assergi
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It's the Feast of Corpus Christi , 1st Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: "Corpus Christi", today's news from the Church: "Xi Jinping Remains Inflexible on the Case of Jimmy Lai", a preview of the Sermon: "The Dignity, Power, and Obligations of Baptism", 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: "Corpus Christi" — Eastertide Day by Day https://angeluspress.org/products/eastertide-day-by-day "Xi Jinping Remains Inflexible on the Case of Jimmy Lai" (FSSPX.news) https://fsspx.news/en/news/xi-jinping-remains-inflexible-case-jimmy-lai-59350 "The Dignity, Power, and Obligations of Baptism" (SSPX Sermons) SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook! Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Wp4MQdK2o Donate: https://sspx.gifts/audiobook Blessed Franco of Assergi is one of those hidden saints whose holiness was revealed not through public achievements, but through a life of prayer, penance, and complete surrender to God. He lived in thirteenth-century Italy, a period rich in saints and religious renewal, yet his own path was marked by solitude and obscurity. Born in the village of Assergi, near the mountains of Abruzzo, Franco spent much of his early life as an ordinary laborer, earning his living through manual work and tending the land. As a young man, Franco was known for his strong character and diligence, but an accident profoundly changed the course of his life. According to tradition, while workin…