{"id":182133,"date":"2025-11-04T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=182133"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:44:28","slug":"food-for-witness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/food-for-witness\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for witness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"182133\" class=\"elementor elementor-182133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6f9c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d6f9c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e844e9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e844e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ai-optimize-6\">Dear Friends in Christ,<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Charles Borromeo, one of the pivotal figures who helped to keep the Council of Trent on track.<\/p>\n<p>A son of noble parents, he grew up in a religious family and emulated that piety from an early age.<\/p>\n<p>Intellectually gifted, he helped to get the Council of Trent jump started in 1562 after it had been suspended for a decade. The teachings of Trent would help guide the renewal of the Church in the wake of the Protestant Reformation.<\/p>\n<p>Named archbishop of Milan in his 20s, he worked tirelessly to bring reform into the lives of clerics and laity. He often slept in a chair, so much did he try to make the best of his time, and he was renowned for his attentiveness to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>His personal witness made an impact as he helped to breathe life into Church renewal at a crucial moment in history.<\/p>\n<p>His example is a good reminder that the Church\u2019s rebound in any given age hinges on personal witness. The holiness of individuals provides fertile ground on which the Holy Spirit often works.<\/p>\n<p>A key to nourishing the spiritual life is devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, the Body and Blood of Jesus our Savior and Head of the Church.<\/p>\n<p>To reinforce your embrace of the Eucharist, consider praying with the help of our Retreat Guide on this incomparable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/food-for-the-journey-a-retreat-guide-on-the-sacrament-of-the-eucharist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">food<\/a> for the soul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/food-for-the-journey-a-retreat-guide-on-the-sacrament-of-the-eucharist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food for the Journey: A Retreat Guide on the Sacrament of the Eucharist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It nourished Charles Borromeo. 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