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1 St. Catherine of Siena

2 St. Catherine of Siena OUTLINE 1. Life 2. Teaching 3. For our time? 4. Discussion

3 Life Early Biographies Raymond of Capua OP Spiritual director/friend from 1374 Legenda Major written Tommaso Caffarini OP Libellus de supplemento - uses Tommaso della Fonte (1st confessor and brother of her brother-in-law) Legenda Minor Processus of Venice ( ): disciples testimony Miracoli (by anonymous Florentine) Letters/poems of disciples Cristofano di Gano Memoirs William of Flete (teacher and disciple) Early writings coloured by times but add to Catherine s own works, prayers and 400 letters

4 Life - Family Caterina di Giacomo di Benincasa Born March 25, rd / 24 th child (of 25) (twin) Parents Giacomo (Jacopo) and Lapa di Puccio Piagenti Family of cloth dyers Implications of family life

5 Life - Church

6 St. Catherine of Siena Life - Church In the shadow of San Domenico

7 Life - Church San Domenico Church and cloister a center of learning and preaching

8 Life - Church San Domenico Church and cloister a center of learning and preaching Tommaso della Fonte, her first confessor/director, lived with her family (from 1349) and joined the Order when she was about 9y old. Mantellate in Siena (Dominican laywomen - widows)

9 Life St. Dominic St. Dominic An apostle in the world Sower of God s Word Dispelling darkness and giving light (quote from Dialogue)

10 St. Catherine of Siena Life Jesus Milestones ages 6-9

11 Life Jesus Milestones age 6 Vision: Jesus the King enthroned in the company of Sts Peter, Paul, and John the Evangelist blesses her. Oh, if you but saw what I am looking at, you would never try to take me away from a sight so delightful From that moment onwards the little one began to grow up spiritually in a remarkable way: in virtue, in conduct and in sound sense. (like one much older) The flame of love had been enkindled in her heart.

12 Life Jesus Milestones age 6 Effects of the vision: Influenced by Egyptian Fathers and saints Self-flagellation, eating less, seeking hidden places Taught her friends to pray and follow her example. Loss of desire for things of the world A holy and all-absorbing love for Jesus and his Blessed Mother taught by none other than the Holy Spirit, she came to understand that she should serve her Creator with an unblemished purity, holy in both body and soul. With all her heart she longed to make virginal purity her possession.

13 Life Jesus Milestones age 6-7 Experience in the cave: Levitation for several hours Our Lord spoke to her for the first time His plan did not include penances at that time It was not the way he wished her to leave her father s house

14 Vow of virginity St. Catherine of Siena Life Jesus Milestones age 7 Prayer to Mary to ask her Son s guidance on what would be most pleasing to him and what would be most fruitful for salvation of souls Give me as my Spouse the One I long for from my inmost heart, your own all-holy and only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; and I promise him and promise you that to no other spouse will I ever give myself, but in my own humble measure I too will keep my virginity for ever spotless for him.

15 Life Jesus Milestones age 7-12 Growth in holiness Ongoing interest in saints Great respect for Dominicans and desire to join the Dominican Order St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria

16 Life Jesus Milestones age Cutting her hair Alessandro Franchi

17 Life Jesus Milestones age Age 12 Home to prepare for marriage influence of her sister Buonaventura (died 1362) (the sin ) Deeper devotion to Our Lord, prayer, mortification, speaking of her vow Help from a Dominican friar Age 15 cut her hair Consequences

18 Life Jesus Milestones age 15 The interior cell [She] made for herself a secret cell within her own heart, and made up her mind never to go forth from it no matter what the business on which she was engaged. The result was that she who formerly had been sometimes inside and sometimes outside the walls of that material cell which she then possessed, now remained uninterruptedly within the walls of that inner cell of the heart which no one could take from her.

19 Life Jesus Milestones age 15 The interior cell - teaching 1) The cell made with the help of Jesus in the voluntary exercise of removing every occupation of the mind which is far from the thought of God. 2) A spiritual dwelling place, to be carried constantly within oneself the cell of true self-knowledge of the goodness of God in you. Two cells in one

20 Life Jesus Milestones age Catherine receiving the habit / Giovanni di Paolo

21 Life Jesus Milestones age Age 16 St. Dominic s promise Her father supports vow not to marry Catherine requests a tiny room Lapa and the sulfur baths Receives the Mantellate habit at San Domenico Vision of the fruit tree and the thorns Retires to her cell

22 Life Jesus Milestones age Riquadracon Santa Caterina de Siena Lorenzo di Petro detto il Vecchietta (1445) In the cell Denial of food, drink, rest, sleep Self-flagellation for her sins, for sins of the living and the dead Divine visitation for spiritual guidance Out only for daily Mass and confession Occasional visits from friars (Tommaso della Fonte, Dominici) Basis for her teaching developed at this time.

23 Life Jesus Milestones age Spiritual Crisis Temptations to Stop penances Take a spouse and have children Resume a normal life St. Catherine of Siena besieged by demons (anon) (lesser Poland ca 1500) Demons flee Appearance of Christ on the cross Increased visitation and intimacy my daughter

24 Life Jesus Milestones age Teaching Importance of knowing oneself and knowing God: You are she who is not and I AM HE WHO IS Think of God and God will instantly think of you True and false visions Love God first, love others in God Root out self-love and have holy self-hatred of one s lower nature Love of God is shown by accepting suffering with joy and perseverance God is always present, hidden in the heart, guarding from enemies

25 Life Jesus Milestones age 20/21 Mystic marriage Shrove Tuesday 1367 Giovanni di Paolo ( ) Bartolimmeo(1511)

26 I will espouse you to me in faith That faith will be ever kept untarnished until the day when you will celebrate with me the everlasting wedding-feast in heaven. So now, daughter, do manfully. From now on you must never falter about accepting any task my providence might lay upon your shoulders. Remember, you have been confirmed in faith, and will prevail over all your enemies. Ring of 4 pearls: purity of mind, heart, word and works Kiss of Christ the 3 rd stair of the bridge. Spouse of Christ to bear children in the Spirit / virtues NOTE: in Miracolishe is espoused to the infant Christ in the cave.

27 Life Jesus Milestones age Saint Catherine of Siena Francesco Vanni( ) Coming out of the cell First to family Difficult Obedience to the Lord Charitable works for the poor Nursing the sick Virtues: charity, humility, patience, faith, hope The gift to see the beauty/ugliness of souls Devotion to the Eucharist, ecstasies

28 Life Jesus Milestones age In Siena Andrea a test Test of care flesh against spirit Accusation of unchastity The crown of thorns Fighting pride/disgust attitude to Christ Drinking at Christ s opened side: complete communion of friendship and affection Transformation: a living flame of love sweetness, love, clarity, knowledge Other mystical events Grace and boldness for action and way of life Caterina beveal Costatodi Cristo Sano di Pietro ( )

29 St. Catherine of Siena Life Jesus Milestones age In Siena Alive, friendly, joyful, affable, comforting Miracles: A Mantellata who fell through roof Raymond and Dominici (plague) Girl exorcized of evil spirits Gift of prophecy Excellent theological knowledge countered critics Eating souls Exchange of hearts with Christ (1370) Saint Catherine of Siena exchanging her heart with Christ Giovanni di Paolo (1460) Echange des coeurs Ventura Salimbeni ( )

30 Life Jesus Milestones age 23 Stigmatization of St. Catherine Domenico di Pace Beccafumi( ) Ongoing Eucharistic ecstasy Aug Received one wound as pledge of salvation of souls including Raymond of Capua

31 Life Jesus Milestones age 23 Catherine s Sins: very sensitive to any untruth to any distraction in a vision to any distress about others love Catherine receiving the stigmata Giovanni di Paolo ( ) Catherine s followers Men/women/young/old/priests/lay Mantellate (mainly nobility)

32 Life - Jesus Milestones age Mystical Death (late summer) Union with Christ s suffering 4 hour separation of body and soul Vision of afterlife: glory of saints and punishment of sinners Purpose: to fuel her thirst for souls and do God s work: leaving her home Promise of the Spirit for wisdom Mission to Rulers of Church and nations The mission began 5 years later

33 Life Milestones age Die Hl. Katharina empfängt die Wundmale, mit Hl. Benedikt und Hl. Hieronymus Domenico di Pace Beccafumi (ca 1515) Letter-writing (mainly from 1374) Travels 1374 to Florence, possibly to General Chapter of Dominican Order 1375 to Pisa by invitation Received invisible stigmata 1376 Vision Christians & non-believers enter the side of Christ. Catherine given the olive branch and cross to carry to all. Florence under papal interdict Catherine travels there then to Rome for audience (with Gregory XI). Confronts Pope & Curia. Authoritative but humble

34 Life Milestones age 29 St. Catherine before the Pope at Avignon Giovanni di Paolo (ca 1460)

35 St. Catherine of Siena Life Milestones age 29 Return of Pope Gregory XI to Rome from Avignon Giorgio Vasari ( ) Sep 1376 Return of Gregory IX from Avignon to Rome Dec 1376 Catherine returns to Siena

36 Life Milestones age St. Catherine of Siena dictating her Dialogue. Giovanni di Paolo (ca ) Catherine pleads with Pope for both Siena and Florence (anti-papal rebellion) Begins dictating Dialogue December: sent by Pope to Florence to sue for peace 1378 Gregory IX dies in March, Urban VI elected in April. Catherine almost killed by mob; peace restored between Florence and Pope Sept: Anti-pope Clement elected; Urban calls on Catherine Dec: Catherine arrives in Rome

37 Life Milestones age St. Catherine of Siena writing Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti (1630s) 1380 Letters in support of the true Pope and pleading for unity of the Church Prayers recorded Physical condition worse no food/drink Spiritual ecstasies and trials Jan offers her life for the Church Feb 26 paralyzed, confined to bed April 29 dies

38 After Death The death of St. Catherine of Siena Girolamo di Benvenuto ( ) June 29, 1461 canonized by Pope Pius II (Piccolimini) March 8, 1866 copatron of Rome (Pius IX) June 18, 1939 copatron of Italy, with Francis of Assisi (Pius XII) October 4, 1970 Doctor of the Church, with Teresa of Avila (Paul VI) Oct 1, 1999 copatroness of Europe with Bridget of Sweden and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (John Paul II)

39 Teaching Conversation Letters (4 volumes) The Dialogue 1 year Oct Nov 1378 Dictated to secretaries Edited herself Dialogue with God Pattern of petition, response and thanksgiving (Cavallini 1968) Petitions are for herself, reform of the Church, the whole world and divine mercy Topics addressed include the way of perfection, the bridge (metaphor of spiritual journey), tears, truth, mystic body of Holy Church, divine providence and obedience. Prayers

40 Works - Resources Catherine of Siena. The Dialogue. Transl Suzanne Noffke. Classics of Western Spirituality. Paulist Press, Mahwah NJ The Prayers of Catherine of Siena. Ed/trans Suzanne Noffke. Authors Choice Press, Lincoln NE, The Letters of Catherine of Siena (4 volumes?). Transl Suzanne Noffke. Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Tempe AZ O Driscoll, Mary. Catherine of Siena. Passion for the Truth, Compassion for Humanity. New City Press NY, 1993 (republished 2013) (selected spiritual writings) McDermott, Thomas. Catherine of Siena. Spiritual Development in her Life and Teaching. Paulist Press, Mahwah NJ, 2008 (good history, focus on spiritual development)

41 A Woman for Our Time? Considerations: Signs of the times Political Ecclesial Catherine herself Family, Person, Personality Spiritual approach, mysticism God s way of communicating God s plan

42 St. Catherine of Siena Other Thoughts? Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire!

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