ST PAULINUS OF NOLA, BISHOP; MEMORIAL: JUNE 22
Born in Bordeaux in 355, of a patrician Roman family, St Paulinus became consul in 378, married and had a son, who died in infancy. He owned large estates, but renounced these when he was baptised in 389. He later retired from the world. Paulinus was elected bishop of Nola, in Campagna, in 409. For twenty-two years he exercised a pastoral ministry at the service of the people. Many of his letters and poems have survived. He died in 431.
PRAYER:
Lord,
you made Saint Paulinus
renowned for his love of poverty.
May we who celebrate his witness to the gospel
imitate his example of love for others.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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