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Bishop of the Order of Malta
Memorial: 30 August
Picture:
http://www.araldicavaticana.com/apschuster_alfredo_ildefonso.htm
Born in Rome of a Bavarian father and
and Southern Tyrolean mother on 18 January 1880, Alfredo entered the Benedictine
monastery of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on 13 November 1998, where he received the
religious
name Ildefonso.
He made his religious profession on 13 November 1900.
On
19 March 1904 he was ordained a priest, and elected abbot on 6 April 1918 at the
age of 28.
Among other ecclesial duties, the Holy See entrusted him with the
office of Apostolic Visitor of the Archdiocese of Milan.
He was then
nominated Archbishop of Milan, and was ordained by Pope Pius XI on 29 July 1929,
and named a Cardinal later that year.
His inspiration for the episcopal
ministry was always Saint Charles Borromeo, whose apostolic zeal he sought to
imitate in charity towards the unfortunate and by nurturing the integrity of the
faith.
He convened five Diocesan Synods and, in the terror of the Second
World War, intervened so that Milan would be spared.
His very active earthly
life ended on 30 August 1954, and he was beatified on 12 May 1996.
In 1933 he
was made a Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Order of Malta.
Prayer:
Lord God,
who gave strength to
Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso
so that by faith and the practice of good works
he could shed lustre on the Church
and enrich with the
example of virtues
the flock entrusted to his care as a
good shepherd,
grant that, by being attentive to his
teaching,
we may walk securely under the guidance of the
Gospel
until we behold You in Your Kingdom.
Trough our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
(From: The Missal of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, San Francisco 2016)
Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster - Wikipedia