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It's the Feast of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, 3rd Class, with the color of White. In this episode: the meditation: "A Wily Steward", today's news from the Church: "Letter from the Superior General to all the faithful of the Society of Saint Pius X", a preview of this week's episode of The SSPX Podcast: "Abp Lefebvre Audiobook Episode 6", 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:

• "A Wily Steward" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption
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• "Letter from the Superior General to all the faithful of the Society of Saint Pius X" (FSSPX.news)
  • https://fsspx.news/en/news/letter-superior-general-all-faithful-society-saint-pius-x-60210
  
  
• The SSPX Podcast: "Abp Lefebvre Audiobook Episode 6" (SSPX Podcast)
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• The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop
  
  

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Saint Lawrence of Brindisi was one of those rare people whose brilliance never got in the way of his humility. He could debate scholars, preach to enormous crowds, advise kings and popes, and still spend hours in quiet prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. For Lawrence, learning was never about impressing people. It was about leading them to Christ.

He was born in 1559 in the port city of Brindisi in southern Italy and was given the name Julius Caesar Russo. Orphaned while still young, he was raised by relatives who recognized both his sharp mind and his deep faith. As a teenager, he entered the Capuchin Franciscans, taking the name Lawrence.

It quickly became obvious that Lawrence had been given extraordinary intellectual gifts.

He mastered Latin, Greek, Hebrew, German, French, Spanish, and several other languages. He knew Scripture so thoroughly that people often remarked he could quote almost any passage from memory. Jewish scholars were astonished to hear this Capuchin friar discussing the Old Testament in fluent Hebrew.

But Lawrence never treated knowledge as an end in itself.

He wanted people to fall in love with Christ.

His preaching became famous throughout Europe. Churches were often too small to hold the crowds that came to hear him, and people spoke of sermons that lasted for ho