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| San Cesare de Bus, ora pro nobis |
In 1562, Caesar served in King Charles IX’s army and fought to quell the Huguenot unrest in Provence, France. Following the pacification of the region in 1563, he returned to his studies but allowed himself to be seduced by the attractions of the world.
Returning to the faith, after a moment of conversion by a wayside shrine of the Blessed Mother in Paris, Caesar is ordained a priest in 1582. Working tirelessly to fight heresy and catechize poor and marginalized Christian families, he founded a congregation of priests devoted to preaching the Christian Doctrine and wrote a five-volume treatise on Catechism, still in use today.
In celebration, we are posting a prayer to St. Caesar de Bus by Pope Paul VI. The photo comes courtesy of Father Eugene Carrella. The medal and "ex ossibus" relic of St. Caesar de Bus is part of Father Carrella’s impressive collection of religious statuary and relics. Evviva San Cesare De Bus!
Prayer to St. Caesar de Bus
Blessed Caesar de Bus, you who left us the admirable example of a life completely dedicated to God, you who were on fire with the desire to communicate the life of God to your brothers, intercede for us with the Lord now, so that the same fire may consume us and the same charity urge us.