Spirituality of St. Anthony Zaccaria
August 25, 2012
July 13, 2012
July 1, 2012
February 20, 2012
Priestly Ordination of St. Anthony Zaccaria
Priesthood on February 20, 1529, Saturday of the Four
Ember Days of Spring. It is animportant and spectacular ordination with 99
candidates: 21 for the priesthood, 26 for the deaconate, 18 for the subdeaconate,
21 for the Minor Orders, and 15 for the tonsure. Zaccaria is the third in the
list of those to be ordained as priests.
For
all three ordinations the bishop was Luca di Seriate (Bergamo ),
who was suffragan of the bishop of Cremona and Ravenna
All three ordinations took place in the
Chapel of St. Joseph, along the left wall of Cremona Cathedral central nave. It is here that Anthony Mary received all
the Major Orders and most likely also the tonsure and Minor orders (June 6,
1528)
Dates of Ordinations of St. Anthony Zaccaria
1) Subdiaconate on September 19, 1928, Saturday of the Four Ember Days of Advent. There were 30 candidates for various orders: nine for the subdeaconate; six for the deaconate; eight for the priesthood; three for the tonsure; four for the Minor Orders. Zaccaria is the second in the list of the subdeacons.
2) Diaconate on December 19, 1528, Saturday of the Four Ember Days of Winter. The Notary Oldoini announces the ordinations as done for the others, but then he leaves blank the following three pages either because he did not receive the names, or because he was going to do it later, or maybe the list of deacons got lost.
3) Priesthood on February 20, 1529, Saturday of the Four Ember Days of Spring. It is an important and spectacular ordination with 99 candidates: 21 for the priesthood, 26 for the deaconate, 18 for the subdeaconate, 21 for the Minor Orders, and 15 for the tonsure. Zaccaria is the third in the list of those to be ordained as priests. See below (picture) the certificate of the Ordination
For all three ordinations the bishop was Luca di Seriate (Bergamo), who was suffragan of the bishop of Cremona and Ravenna, Cardinal Benedetto Accolti (who was always absent), titular also of Duvno (Erzegovina), suffragan diocese of Spoleto.
All three ordinations took place in the Chapel of St. Joseph, along the left wall of the Cremona Cathedral central nave. It is here that Anthony Mary received all the Major Orders and most likely also the tonsure and Minor Orders (June 6, 1528).
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*Note: A.S.Cr., Notary 695, G.Giacomo Oldoini, 20 February 1529 sr.fior in "Antonio Maria Zaccaria 1502-1539: Una meteora del cinquecento nella scia di San Paolo Apostolo," Franco Maria Ghilardotti, 2009, p. 201.
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| Original copy of the Presbiteral Ordination of St. Anthony Zaccaria on Feb. 20, 1529 in Cremona |
The transcript of the Latin document of St. Anthony's Ordination
ORDINATIONES GENERALES 1528 et die 20.Februarij
In Christi nomine. Amen. Anno ab Incarnatione
Eiusdem Millesimo quingentesimo vigesimo octavo Inditione secunda die Sabbati vigesima
quatuor Temporum mensis februarij: Cremone.in Capella S.Joseph adhesa muro Cathedralis Ecclesie Cremone predicte Civitatis presentibus ibidem honesties
viris dominis don Nicolao de pellizijs, don Baptista de piperarijs, don
Baptista de paterno presbiteris, et Thoma de Groro clerico Cremonensi, omnibus
Testibus notis et Idoneis ad infrascripta specialiter adhibitis, vocatis et
rogatis.
Noverint universi hoc presens publicum Instrumenrum
Inspecturi Qualiter Reverendusin Christo pater dominus Lucas de Seriate Episcopus Dunnensis at Ecclesie Cremone Suffraganeus
sacris pontificalibus indutus missarum sollemnia et alia divina officia necnon generals
clericorum ordinaciones celebrando statutis a Jure Temporibus Infrascriptos omnes
et singulos in presenti quaterno ut infra descriptos et loco suo annotatos singulariter
refferendo ad ordines sacros Coram
predicto domino Episcopo et Suffraganeo constitutos et humiliter petentes et acceptantes ad ordines
sacros promovit et ordinavit omni in premissis debita sollemnitate servata Juxta
ritum Sancte matris Ecclesie consuetum. Mandans prefatus Reverendus dominus Lucas
Episcopus et Suffraganeus mihi nobis
notarijs Infrascriptis quatenus de predictis publicac conficere debeamus Insrrumenta.
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*Note: A.S.Cr., Notary 695, G.Giacomo Oldoini, 20 February 1529 sr.fior in "Antonio Maria Zaccaria 1502-1539: Una meteora del cinquecento nella scia di San Paolo Apostolo," Franco Maria Ghilardotti, 2009, p. 201.
December 7, 2011
November 18, 2011
October 12, 2011
Letter to Francesco Cappelli from Anthony M. Zaccaria
Loss of Light
- “I have buried my talent of helping my neighbor. And little by little I have lost the initial fervor to bring people to Christ. As a result, I have lost also the clear vision of the spiritual state of my own soul.”
- -“And so now…I tarry in lukewarmness because, as I have already said, I lost my pristine light.”
- “It was that light that animated my spiritual life.”
Gift of Light
- “I have decided to devote myself to the care of the spiritual welfare of my neighbor. By so doing, I hope to grow in Jesus’ love; and the good Lord crucified will give me back the spiritual light and fervor, which used to keep me spiritually alive.”
2. REFLECTIONS
- That which causes us to fall into a state of spiritual apathy, that is, the lack of concern toward other people for fear of appearing proud, cannot be humility.
- Fear blocks spiritual growth which is always a going forward on God’s way.
- God himself will see to it that we are gradually cleansed of every trace of pride.
- Fear of making mistake should not stop us from moving forward. He who stops makes an even greater mistake.
- Did I sometimes stop doing good for fear of being praised by people, as if doing good, even without any hint of pride or self-aggrandizement, were evil?
- Am I humble enough to let God be the judge of my deeds and intentions, and am I ready to ask forgiveness from him when I do wrong?
- Do I believe that acting imperfectly is better than not acting at all?
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