BLD.MARCELO SPINOLA Y MAESTRE
(Founder of the Handmaids of the Divine Heart)
(born on January 14,1835 in San Fernando (CADIZ),Spain)
*ordained on May 21,1864
*beatified on March 29,1957
*died on January 19,1906
Today,Marcelo Spinola,the man who loved Jesus Christ passionately,who gave himself unconditionally to others and made LOVE as the center of his life, continues to be a charismatic gift in the church.
MY FAVORITE VERSE:
PROVERBS 3:5
Trust in the LOrd with all your heart ,and lean not your own understanding.
FAMILY BACKGROUND
PARENTS
*Don Juan de Spinola Osorno[father]
*Dona Antona Maestre y Osorno[mother]
SIBLINGS
*Soledad-eldest
*Rosario
BROTHERS
*Marcelo
*Rafael
PATERNAL GRANDFATHER
*Marcelo Spinola
-known as Lieutenant General of te Royal Army and born in Genoa.
*Fr.Jose Carillo
-the one who baptized Marcelo in the Military Chaplain of Naval Artillery.
*SPINOLAS-came from Italy.while,
*MAESTRE-came from Belguim.
*Blessed Carlos Spinola
-Jesuit Martyr and baptized on 1897.
*SPINOLA in Italian means thorn and based on their family name it was taken after the thorn in the crown of the LORD.
+19TH century
[their parents became united in marriage.And blessed w/eight children but only four will able to survived.]
*Marcelo learned how to read and write at home.
+age 10
he attended a simple school run by priests and then he took 2 courses in Latin and finished w/excellent grades.
+3 years
he finished aBACHELOR'S DEGREE
+1ST YEAR
he took a course of PHIOSOPHY in Santo Tomas
+2ND YEAR
he studied in Motril.and,
+3RD YEAR
he took a course of PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY,AND NATURAL SCIENCES
+5 years
he took a final examination and won a title of Bachelor in Philosophy at the age of 13.
*UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA
[where Marcelo sent by his father and enrolled in the College of Law and almost of his academic are most brilliant]
[his last rating are,ABSENCES:none,CHARACTER:good,INTERESTS:superior,GRADES:superior,SANCTIONS:none,and signed by his professor Don Francisco Arboleya(UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE)
*Huelva and Sanuicar de Barremeda
he practiced his Law
*His perpetual profession in life
(THE DEFENDER OF THE POOR AND THE NEEDY)
*He able to help those needy and poor without any charge fee.And he give an advise wholeheartedly especially in judicial cases.
*2 IMPORTANT MINISTRIES
+Preaching the word of GOD and
+Hearing confession
+In 1905 when Andalucia experienced drought,he begged alms door to door.And he was known as "The Beggar Archbishop".
+1890-1892
As a bishop of MALAGA ,and he was remarkable for attending to the concerns to the laborers and created the "LABORERS CIRCLES" to depend the workers rights.
+February 1,1899
he founded "El Correo de Andlucia"consist of true information about the rights of the person and as well as the church to use the press as platform evangelization.
+the formation and sanctification of the priests
*he reformed the educational program for priests in Seville
*he helped raise the Diocesan Seminary to a Pontifical University
In his role as a Senator of the Kingdom he showedhis courage and his value to justice by depending the rights of the church and those fellowmen.
+December 11,1905
he was nominated Cardinal by Pius X,but he could receive the red hat personally from the Pope.
His sister Rosario had to sell his private library in order to pay for his burial expenses.
MY SAYINGS:
STAND FIRM AND DO NOT BE AFRAID ....
