From wolf to lamb

We don’t hear enough about the earlier Carmelite saints, in my opinion.  I came across this beautiful story about our Carmelite saint of today – St Andrew Corsini (1302-1373).  Andrew was a member of a noble Florentine family. ‘Rather dissolute as a youth, he repented when he at seventeen his mother told him of a strange dream she had before his birth. She dreamt she had given birth to a wolf that became a lamb on entering a Carmelite church.’  That was some dream!   Andrew eventually became Prior of the Carmelite community in Florence. ‘He acquired a reputation as a preacher and as having the gift of healing of soul and body. One spectacular conversion was that of his cousin, a notorious gambler.’  In later life he became Bishop of Fiesole and acquired a reputation for reconciling warring factions – isn’t that a most wonderful gift!

Intercessions:

Cancer: Brian Davis, Bernard (and wife Angela caring for him), Jacqui, Theresa K, Fr Jon Bielowski (Plymouth Diocese), Catherine, Alex (43 with five children), Marie

Illness:  Katy Keeling

Siena, Elara – sick children

David OCDS – housebound

Sophia – blind infant

Grace – troubling ailments, job difficulties, family (deceased mother and health of father)

Lucia – Overwhelmed by weariness

Mark – brain infection

Michael – youngster with occult influences

Defence of the unborn and the elderly

RIP Roy Seymour, Richard Parker, Joy Smith OCDS, Dr Alan Rodgers