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St. Benedict Joseph Labre
mystic
Life and historical setting
Benedict Joseph Labre (1748–1783) is remembered in the Church as mystic. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Amettes.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with Benedict Joseph Labre include hermit, religious, mystic. The religious family connected with this vocation is Third Order of Saint Francis.
Benedict Joseph Labre's leadership included the life of a vagrant and pilgrim, with Rome being the destination of his journey. Benedict Joseph Labre's earthly life ended of exhaustion on April 16, 1783 in a church-run shelter for the poor.
The enduring witness of Benedict Joseph Labre is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
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Gospel encounter and discipleship
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Prayer and contemplation
Prayer, contemplation, or a disciplined interior life is a significant part of the recorded witness.
Religious life and community
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Founding and renewal
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Mercy in action
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Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Benedict Joseph Labre is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and religious life and community. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Benedict Joseph Labre, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Current Vatican News calendar listing; local and religious calendars may add other observances.
Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.