St. Rose of Lima, Virgin (30 August) ~ Dom Prosper Guéranger

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On August 30, the traditional Roman calendar celebrates St. Rose of Lima, the first flower of sanctity to blossom in South America and the first canonized saint of the Americas. In this reading from Dom Prosper Guéranger’s The Liturgical Year, the history of Catholic Peru provides the setting for St. Rose’s extraordinary vocation. While greed and cruelty brought scandal to the Gospel, God raised up a hidden victim whose prayer, penance, and love helped obtain mercy for her people. Born in Lima, Rose displayed signs of holiness from infancy. She vowed perpetual virginity at five, became a Dominican tertiary, and embraced an austere life modeled upon St. Catherine of Siena. Behind her sweetness lay the hidden thorns of fasting, illness, family opposition, spiritual desolation, and heroic penance. The Infant Jesus taught Rose the value of suffering, and Christ later spoke the consoling words: “Rose of My Heart, be thou My bride.” Although she died in 1617 at only 31 years old, conversions and miracles spread throughout Peru and the Americas. Guéranger’s reflection concludes with a prayer that St. Rose protect Peru, preserve the faith of the Americas, and teach us to receive Christ’s light so that we may become the good fragrance of Christ. The Holy Martyrs Felix and Adauctus, also commemorated on August 30, are honored in the closing prayer. St. Rose of Lima, pray for us! 00:00 The Liturgical Year — August 30 00:17 The fragrance of holiness from the New World 00:33 Spain and the mission of planting the Cross 00:49 Greed and cruelty scandalize the Gospel 01:20 The conquest of the Inca Empire 02:07 Lima and the warning of St. Francis Solano 02:31 A child offered in expiation 02:40 The Virgin of Peru and her hidden thorns 03:05 Flowers, plants, and birds honor Rose 03:35 Rose sings to Jesus 03:50 The Infant Jesus appears to her 04:06 Learning the value of suffering 04:24 Her final illness and confidence in Christ 04:49 “I have a Spouse who can do all things” 05:04 Death of St. Rose in 1617 05:21 Conversions and miracles throughout America 05:45 Rose’s monastery in Lima 06:15 The Church’s account of her life 06:23 The first flower of sanctity in South America 06:30 Her face miraculously becomes a rose 06:47 Her vow of perpetual virginity 07:03 Extraordinary fasting and penance 07:11 A Dominican tertiary 07:43 Her hidden garden hermitage 08:09 Illness, insults, and family opposition 08:17 Fifteen years of spiritual desolation 08:40 Visions and seraphic love 08:56 “Rose of My Heart, be thou My bride” 09:02 Canonization and patronage of Peru 09:18 Prayer for Peru and the Americas 10:06 Prayer for the universal Church 10:37 Virtue fashioned through tears and penance 10:44 The transforming power of divine love 11:16 Becoming the good fragrance of Christ 11:32 Martyrs Felix and Adauctus 11:55 Closing prayer https://sensusfidelium.com/the-liturgical-year-dom-prosper-gueranger/august/august-30-st-rose-of-lima-virgin/ #SaintRoseOfLima #CatholicSaints #LiturgicalYear #CatholicFaith #Peru #Catholicism #DomProsperGueranger 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 ✝️ SUPPORT THE MISSION 🙏 Donate https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 📬 Free Catholic Newsletter https://sensusfidelium.com/newsletter/ 📰 Read on Substack https://sensusfidelium.substack.com/ ──────────────────── 📺 WATCH & READ 📺 Sensus Fidelium App https://sensusfidelium.tv/ 📚 Sensus Fidelium Press https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ 👕 Official Merchandise https://sensusfidelium.com/merchandise/ ──────────────────── 🤝 PARTNER WITH US 📣 Advertise on Sensus Fidelium https://sensusfidelium.com/advertise-with-sensus-fidelium/ 🎤 Invite Steve Cunningham to Speak https://sensusfidelium.com/speaking/ ⛪ Parish Formation & Consultation https://sensusfidelium.com/for-parishes/ ──────────────────── 🌎 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY ✝️ Trusted Catholic Businesses https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 #SaintRoseOfLima #RoseOfLima #DomProsperGueranger #TheLiturgicalYear #CatholicSaints #CatholicTradition #PatronessOfPeru #DominicanSaints #CatholicHistory #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicMysticism #SaintCatherineOfSiena #Peru #CatholicFaith #SensusFidelium