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It's the Feast of First Saturday, 4th Class, with the color of White. In this episode: the meditation: "The Beatitude of Heaven", today's news from the Church: "Consolers of the Sacred Heart: Jubilee of Abbot du Chalard", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org

Sources Used Today:

• "The Beatitude of Heaven" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/from-trinity-sunday-to-the-assumption
  
  
• "Consolers of the Sacred Heart: Jubilee of Abbot du Chalard" (FSSPX.news)
  • https://fsspx.news/en/news/habetis-mandatum-apostolicum-declaration-read-episcopal-consecrations-59936
  
  
• The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop
  
  

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Saint Elizabeth of Portugal had a remarkable gift for bringing peace into situations where almost everyone else had given up.

She was born in 1271 into the royal family of Aragon and was named after her great-aunt, Elizabeth of Hungary. It turned out to be an appropriate name. Like her famous relative, Elizabeth developed a deep love for the poor while she was still a child. Those around her noticed that she was happiest not at court ceremonies, but visiting the sick, giving alms, and spending time in prayer.

As a young teenager, Elizabeth was married to King Denis of Portugal.

If you've ever imagined that being a queen meant living a peaceful fairy-tale life, Elizabeth's story quickly changes that picture.

King Denis was a gifted ruler who brought stability and prosperity to Portugal, but he was also known for his infidelity. Elizabeth had every reason to become resentful. Instead, she responded with remarkable patience. She never excused her husband's faults, but neither did she allow them to destroy her charity. Quietly and steadily, she prayed for him, cared for the poor, and tried to bring peace wherever she could.

That became the theme of her entire life.

She wasn't simply a queen who happened to be holy. She became a peacemaker.

More than once, members of her own family found themselves preparing for war against one another. At one point, her husband and their son were ready to lead armies into battle. Elizabeth refused to stand by and watch it happen. Tradition says she rode out between t