ST.

EZEKIEL MORENO (1848-1906)

Life/ Biography:
 April 9, 1848- He was born in Alfaro, Logrono, Spain and he
come from a family who was poor in material goods but
committed to faith.
 1864- He joined the Recollect Congregation of the Order in
Monteagudo (Navarra)
 1865- Professed his vow as an Augustinian Recollect
 1871- Ordained as priest in Manila, Philippines
 1876-1880- He served successively as pastor of Las Piñas
and Sto. Tomas in Batangas
 1885- Called back to Spain and he served as Rector of the
College and Novitiate of Monteagudo
 1888- Devoted himself to missionary activity and also
brought renewal to the Augustinian Recollect communities in the
region where he was living and working
 1893- He was well known for both his missionary spirit and personal virtues
 1894- Named as the first Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, and ordained bishop of Pasto
 1906- Remained his title as the Vicar Apostolic of Casanare
 1906- He was diagnosed by cancer caused him to reluctantly return to Spain for treatment
 1906- It was also in this year where he died
 1975- Beatified by Pope Paul VI
 1992- Canonized by Pope John Paul II

ROLE AND CONNECTIONS WITH THE OAR

 Member of the Augustinian Recollect
 Before being a member, he followed the example of his Brother, Eustaquio which then he
received the habits of Augustinian Recollect in the monastery of Monteagudo, Spain.
 He was a missionary and military chaplain with an expedition to the island of Palawan,
sponsored by the Spanish government.
 He was named pastor of the church of Calapan and vicar provincial of the Augustinian
Recollects on the island of Mindoro
 His dream was to reactivate the mission of Casanare, which, in former times, had been an
area evangelized by the Augustinian Recollects of Colombia
EXAMPLES OF THEIR FAITH SHOWING THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF FAITH:
BELIEVING, DOING AND ENTRUSTING
 Believing
1. He was deeply devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
2. His parents raised their five children with very same principles of Christian life.
3. At a very young age, he sensed a call from God to become religious.
 Doing
1. He brought the Gospel in our country.
2. His own profound interior life was always directed towards God, and his love of
contemplation attracted a group of like-minded souls around him. These he
directed with charity and wisdom along the path of sanctity.
3. He was the one who restored the Catholic Church in Mindoro
4. Restored religious observance in the communities of Columbia, South America
5. He ventured with pioneer spirit to the sparse and distant settlements of this region
known for its plains and rugged mountains.
6. He sent letters and written from the mission, brought enthusiastic responds from
the government and church officials and encourage a zealous interest among his
fellow religious.
7. After his term, as prior, divine providence opened a new horizon of his restless
missionary energies.
 Entrusting
1. He showed himself a faithful pastor whose concern was the well-being of the
Church entrusted to his care.
2. According to John Paul II, St. Ezekiel Moreno is a model for pastors, who, under
the guidance of the Holy Spirit wish to respond with new zeal, new means and a
new expression to the great challenges which confront the Church of Latin
America.
3. He is the defender of the Church in those difficult times through which the
Church was to pass at the end of the century.
4. He became the Bishop of Pasto, although he asked himself that “Have we
become unworthy to suffer for the Lord, our God?”
 ST. AMBROSE (339-397 A.D.)
LIFE/ BIOGRAPHY:
 339 A.D – He was born on Belgica, Gaul ( presently known
as, Trier, Germany)
 370 A.D – He was promoted to the governorship of Aemilia-
Liguria
 374 A.D- He lived at Milan, Italy and was acclaimed as
Bishop of Milan.
 384 A.D - He secured the rejection of an appeal for
tolerance by pagan members of the Roman senate, whose
spokesman, Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, was his relative.
 385-386 A.D - He refused to surrender a church for the use
of Arian heretics.
 388 A.D – He rebuked the emperor Theodosius for having punished a bishop who had
burnt a Jewish synagogue. He also baptized St. Augustine when the latter left Milan.
 390 A.D - He imposed public penance on Theodosius for having punished a riot in
Thessalonica by a massacre of its citizens.
 397 A.D- He died this year
 He was also known as Aurelius Ambrosius
 He is beatified and canonized in pre-congregation.

ROLE AND CONNECTIONS WITH THE OAR

 St. Ambrose converted St. Augustine and became his influencer.
 It is through his preaching, Augustine reevaluated himself and was forever changed.
 St. Monica, Augustine's mother, loved Ambrose "as an angel of God who uprooted her
son from his former ways and led him to his convictions of Christ."
 Ambrose drew from the intellectual reserves of pre-Christian philosophy and literature
to make the faith more comprehensible to his hearers including St. Augustine.
 At the Catholic Church's Fifth Ecumenical Council – which took place at Constantinople
in 553, and remains a source of authoritative teaching for both Catholics and Eastern
Orthodox Christians – the assembled bishops named Ambrose, along with this protege
St. Augustine, as being among the foremost “holy fathers” of the Church, whose
teaching all bishops should “in every way follow.”
EXAMPLES OF THEIR FAITH SHOWING THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF FAITH:
BELIEVING, DOING AND ENTRUSTING
 Believing
1. His life was dedicated to prayer.
2. He believed that giving to the poor was just a repayment of God's resources, which were
intended for everyone's equally.
3. He viewed celibacy as superior to marriage and saw Mary as virginity's model.
 Doing
1. He wrote moral and ascetical writings that mark this Catholic bishop as "perhaps the
most brilliant mind of his time". He is among the elite declared as "doctor of the
Church" because of his writings.
1. His works De Fide (On the Faith) and De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit) are among
the best of ancient works in their treatment of the mystery of the Holy Trinity.
2. He introduces reforms in the order and manner of public worship.
3. He baptized St. Augustine.
4. He looked to the writings of Greek theologians like St. Basil for help in explaining the
Church's traditional teachings to the people during times of doctrinal confusion.
 Entrusting
2. He became the Bishop of Milan
3. He never tire in his recommendation of virginity for service to God.
4. He manifested his intellectual gifts in defense of Christian doctrine even before his
baptism.
5. He gave everything, his riches, to the poor and to the Church, for he believed it is a repayment
of God’s resources.
6. His writings remained an important point of reference for the Church, well into the
medieval era and beyond.
MODELS OF
FAITH
Submitted by:
Alivo, Jackson Anthony
Lavilla, Christian Jade
Caga-anan, Trisha Mari
Cañares, Trisha Mae
Rodriguez, Jubilee Ann
 Tacang, Edzel Marie

TESTS:
St. Ezekiel
I. IDENTIFICATION
1. The first Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, and ordained bishop of Pasto
2. When did St. Ezekiel professed his vow as an Augustinian Recollect?
3. & 4. What traits were St. Ezekiel were known for?
5.What country was when he was ordained as priest?
II. TRUE OR FALSE

1. He was a missionary and military chaplain with an expedition to the island of Palawan,
sponsored by the Philippine government.
2. St. Ezekiel became the Bishop of Milan
3. When he was young, he sensed God telling him to become religious.
4. According to Pope John Paul VI, St. Ezekiel Moreno is a model for pastors, who,
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit wish to respond with new zeal, new means and
a new expression to the great challenges which confront the Church of Latin
America.
5. St. Ezekiel was a faithful pastor who showed concern for the Church.

St. Ambrose

I. IDENTIFICATION
1. Who was born on Gaul(now known as Germany)?
2. When was St. Ambrose became the Bishop of Milan?
3. Who was the Saint St. Ambrose baptized and was deeply influenced by St. Ambrose?
4. To whom did he imposed public penance?
5. Real name of St. Ambrose ( He was known for)
II. TRUE OR FALSE
1. St. Monica, Augustine's mother, loved Ambrose "as an angel of God who
uprooted her son from his former ways and led him to his convictions of
Christ."
2. His life was never dedicated to prayer.
3. He believed that giving to the poor was just a showoff of God's resources, which
were intended for everyone's equally.
4. His works De Fide (On the Faith) and De Spiritu Sancto (On the Holy Spirit)
are among the best of ancient works in their treatment of the mystery of the
Holy Trinity.
 5. He was declared as one of the doctors of the Church because of his
extraordinary traits.

ANSWER KEY:
St. Ezekiel
I.
1. St. Ezekiel
2. 1865
3. Missionary Spirit
4. Personal Virtues
5. Philippines
II.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
St. Ambrose
I.
1. St. Ambrose
2. 374 A.D
3. St. Augustine
4. Theodosius
5. Aurelius Ambrosius
II.
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False