St. Francis Xavier Medal and Necklace

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St. Francis Xavier Medal and Necklace
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St. Francis Xavier Medal and Necklace
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St. Francis Xavier Medal

  • St. Francis Xavier is the patron saint of the orient, missionaries, navigators and sailors.

  • St. Francis Xavier’s feast day is celebrated on December 3rd.

This St. Francis Xavier medal has been proudly hand-made for over a century by Bliss’ team of artists in Rhode Island. The St. Francis Xavier medal is crafted to last a lifetime.

St. Francis Xavier Medal

This St. Francis Xavier Medal and Necklace features a pendant with a hand pressed image of St. Francis Xavier surrounded by the words ‘St. Francis Xavier Pray for Us’.

  • The St. Francis Xavier pendant features a small loop at the top to be worn as a necklace.
  • The St. Francis Xavier pendant is available in three sizes: Large (approximately quarter size) which is the ideal size for men, Medium (approximately dime size) which is the ideal size for teenagers and women, and Small (charm size).
  • The medal comes in Sterling Silver, Gold Filled, or 14kt Gold.

     

    Sterling Silver St. Francis Xavier Medal and Necklace

  • This Sterling Silver St. Francis Xavier Medal comes with a high quality rhodium necklace chain that is coated with a silver plated finish that improves the brilliance and strength of the necklace in addition to providing anti-tarnish protections.
  • The sterling silver St. Francis Xavier medal is made of 92.5 percent pure silver combined with 7.5 percent copper to improve the metalÂ’s hardness and durability without compromising the quality and look of the silver.

     

    14KT Gold Filled St. Francis Xavier Medal and Necklace

  • This 14KT Gold Filled St. Francis Xavier Medal comes with a gold plated heavy curb (large size pendant) or gold filled lite curb (medium size pendant) chain.
  • This St. Francis Xavier gold filled medal, is made up of a solid layer of 14 karat gold bonded over a base metal of brass, on both the front and back of the medal. Total content of Gold is 1/20 of the weight of the medal.

     

    14KT Gold St Francis Xavier Medal

  • This 14kt Gold https://christianapostles.com/images/bliss/7037SS.jpg Medal does not include a necklace.
  • The 14 karat gold https://christianapostles.com/images/bliss/7037SS.jpg is composed of 58.3 percent pure gold and is ideal for fine jewelry. 14kt Gold products are non-refundable.

     

    St. Francis Xavier

    Saint Francis was born at the castle of Xavier on April 7, 1506, near Pampeluna, Spain. Destined for a career in academia, he was sent to the University of Paris to complete his course of Humanities. Upon receiving the degree of Master of Arts, he began to teach, with great acclamation

    Learning from St. Ignatious

    Among Xavier’s companions at the University were Peter Faber, a Savoyard of lowly parentage, and St. Ignatius of Loyola, who a few years before had had converted to Christianity. Ignatius soon discerned that both these young men possessed the qualities which fitted them admirably for the work he of God. Faber, from his earliest years, was devoted to God, so that Ignatius had little dif ficulty with him, but Xavier did not prove so easy a subject. Having ingratiated himself with Xavier, Ignatius determined to get him to God.

    No better weapon could he have used than the words of Our Lord Himself: “What doth profit a man if he gain the whole world, and suffer the love of his own soul?” These words Ignatius frequently whispered into the ears of Xavier. Grace finally triumphed. By this time Ignatius had won over four other members of the University.

    They bound themselves by the vows of voluntary poverty, perpetual chastity, and to go to the Holy Land to work for the salvation of souls. In the event of their not being able to go to the Holy Land, it was agreed that after waiting a year in Venice they should then proceed to Rome and place themselves at the disposal of the Sovereign Pontiff. It was not God’s Will that they go to the Holy Land.

    Service to the Sick

    God tried Xavier with a serious illness. Before he had recovered he went to Bologna. Here, his untiring zeal found considerable work the hospital, until he was at tacked with an intermittent fever, which did not leave him for months. When he was summoned to Rome by St. Ignatius he was almost at death’s door. After his health improved he spent some time in works of charity in that city.

    Frequently he was favored with visions foreshadowing his future life and labors. He spoke of nothing but the blindness of paganism and the happiness of those who were allowed to give their life for the Faith. Eagerly he longed for a Mission in the East. After taking counsel with God, Ignatius chose Francis Xavier to go on the India Mission. The joy of Francis was unbounded; the desire of his heart was now to be realized. God was to show him “what great things he had to suffer for His Name”. With but one day to bid farewell to his friends and to receive the blessing of His Holiness Paul III, Xavier left Rome on March 16th for Lisbon, which was not reached until the end of June.

    Service in India

    Is Lisbon, he met Father Rodriguez, whom he cured completely from an illness by a single embrace. On April 7, 1541, Xavier boarded a sailing vessel bound for India. Five months later, after many hardships and illnesses, they reached Mozambique, on the east coast of Africa. They embarked again on March 16, 1542, and on May 6th, thirteen months after their departure from Lisbon, reached Goa.

    For ten years Xavier labored incessantly to bring the Gospel to India, Malaysia and Japan. Xavier longed to bring the Faith to the Chinese, but the governor of Malaya opposed this intended voyage. Xavier was resolved to risk his life, and embarked, hoping from there to gain an entrance into China. Shortly after his arrival he was struck by a fever. God tried His faithful servant to the last, treating him as He had treated Moses, dying in sight of the Land of Promise.

    On Friday, December 2, 1552, with his eyes lovingly fixed upon his Crucifix, while tears of heavenly joy poured from his eyes, St. Francis Xavier breathed his last, repeating the words: “In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be confounded forever”.

    Many miracles were performed before and after the Saint’s death. He was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622. His body, after four hundred years, lies incorrupt in Goa.
    St. Francis Xavier Rosary
    UPC: 617759600353
    Brand: Bliss

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