Blessed Columba MarmionMonk and Spiritual Writer ( ✝️ 1923 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 3 October
Columba Marmion, the son of an Irish farmer ☘️ 👨🌾 , was ordained at the age of twenty-three. After spending four years as a parish priest, his bishop ♗ granted him permission to pursue a calling to monastic life ⛪ , and so he entered the Benedictine Abbey of Maredsous in Belgium. There he flourished in a range of offices, including abbot. It was his gifts as a preacher, retreat master, and spiritual director, however, that gradually extended his fame far beyond the abbey.
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With the publication of his book 📕 "Christ, the Life of the Soul", Dom Marmion became one of the most influential spiritual teachers in the Church of his time. Drawing on Scripture, the Church fathers, and other masters of the spiritual life, he developed a lucid and inviting writing style ✍️ that endeared him to a wide audience. He taught that the center of spiritual life was simply Christ , whom we know by spending time with him in prayer 🙏 and by following him in charity toward your neighbor.
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The aim was holiness, a goal accessible to anyone, not just monks and religious. As Marmion noted, "It is not our PERFECTION (i.e. Good Deeds) which DAZZLE God, since He is surrounded by shining Angels 👼 . No! It is our MISERY, our POVERTY, our avowed UNWORTHINESS, which draws down his Mercy upon us, and brings us his ATTENTION." Dom Marmion died on 30 January 1923. He was beatified in 2000, with a feast on 3 October
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"When we consider the Mysteries of the life Jesus, which of His perfections do we see especially shine out? It is LOVE 💗 "
--Blessed Columba Marmion
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