{"id":142599,"date":"2024-09-28T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=142599"},"modified":"2024-09-28T05:00:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T09:00:20","slug":"st-luigi-versiglia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/st-luigi-versiglia\/","title":{"rendered":"St Luigi Versiglia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Lu,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you waffle, you lose. \u00a0Happiness, I mean. Waffling in your commitments enervates the soul. \u00a0It drains the spiritual vigor you need to experience the happiness God intends for you. \u00a0If you stay faithful, on the other hand \u2013 to your commitments, to your relationships, to your duties \u2013 then your soul will stay in good shape, and the happiness you seek will be yours, no matter where Providence sends you. \u00a0That is one of the lessons of today\u2019s martyrs, of whom Bishop Luigi Versiglia is one of the most noble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The holy bishop fell in love with the idea of becoming a Salesian priest while he was studying at one of the Don Bosco oratories in Turin, northern Italy. \u00a0The example of the priests who worked there \u2013 their joy, enthusiasm, and devotion \u2013 inspired him with a desire to become a missionary himself. He entered the Order and his extraordinary intelligence helped him advance quickly in his studies; by the time he was 22 he already had his Ph.D. and was teaching philosophy at one of the Salesian seminaries. \u00a0He received a special dispensation to be ordained before the required age of 23 (you see, we Catholics are not slaves of the law; we\u2019re flexible). After instructing novices for a few years, he was sent to head up the first Salesian missionary venture in China. In the early 1900s the Christian missionary works there were still growing, but slowly. European unrest disrupted them, as did the growing communist influence in China itself. \u00a0As St Luigi\u2019s work expanded, he was appointed bishop of a new vicariate on the mainland across from Hong Kong. Although he preferred educating children and taking care of orphans and the poor, he accepted his new post with a conviction that it was God\u2019s will, and he threw himself into his pastorate with joyful determination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing dramatic happened to him. He traveled throughout his Province, encouraging his priests, instructing the faithful, and building momentum for the various missionary endeavors. \u00a0It was an exhausting life of prayer, sacrifice, and constant attention to the needs of others, and he lived it with all the love he could muster. Only in the face of violence, however, did the extent of his love manifest itself. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was accompanying one of his priests to visit a distant village where a mission had been started, and they were traveling down the river with some Chinese catechists, teachers, and students, including a few women. \u00a0Towards the end of their journey they were stopped by a group of bandits (commonplace back then; they accosted travelers and demanded illegal \u201ctolls\u201d \u2013 they could do so with impunity because the government was so weak; it was the end of the Manchu dynasty). \u00a0The typical encounter quickly took an ugly, atypical turn when the pirates boarded the boat and found the women hiding underneath the baggage. The bishop and his priest reasoned with the young men, who were not only demanding an exorbitant \u201ctoll\u201d but were also threatening to abduct the women in place of monetary payment. \u00a0As tensions rose, the bandits started insulting the group of missionaries for their religion. Their insults became curses, and their curses led to blows, as Bishop Versagli and Fr Caravario physically defended their women companions. Finally all the travelers were wrenched from the boat (the two Salesians had been shot and wounded in order to subdue them), bound, and taken into the woods. \u00a0The young communists continued to insult the Catholic religion and decided to kill the priests. The bishop pleaded for mercy to be shown to the younger priest and demanded the liberation of the women, but the murderers were not to be abated. Bishop Versagli and his Salesian companion were marched into the brush and shot dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seems so blas\u00e9 when we look it from the distance of so many years. \u00a0And in many ways it was blas\u00e9 \u2013 much less glamorous than the early martyrs who eloquently defended the faith in the face of Roman Emperors and Imperial grandeur. \u00a0But beneath the drab outward appearance shines the unquenchable brilliance of the one thing that gives this brief earthly life meaning: fidelity. Fidelity to Christ, to one\u2019s commitments, to the Church, to God\u2019s will. \u00a0In your current circumstances, you have a chance to exercise fidelity. And if you do, it will get stronger, which is a good thing, because in today\u2019s world, whether you end up getting married or devoting yourself completely to the Kingdom, fidelity is constantly under attack. \u00a0If yours is strong, therefore, your happiness is guaranteed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your devoted uncle, Eddy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lu, If you waffle, you lose. \u00a0Happiness, I mean. 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He was ordained a Catholic priest in 2003 and earned his doctorate in moral theology in 2010. He provided spiritual support on the set of Mel Gibson\u2019s\u00a0The Passion of the Christ\u00a0while researching the 2005 Catholic best seller,\u00a0Inside the Passion, the only authorized, behind-the-scenes explanation of the film. Fr. John has contributed news commentary regarding religious issues on NBC, CNN, Fox, and the BBC. He also served as the English-language press liaison for the Vatican\u2019s 2005 Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist. His most widely known books are The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer and 60 Days to Becoming a Missionary Disciple. His most recent book is\u00a0Spiritual But Not Religious: The Search for Meaning in a Material World. Fr. John resides in Atlanta and serves as Territorial Vicar for the Legionaries of Christ. See all books, Regnum Christi Essays, Retreat Guides, posts, and online classes from Fr. 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