Optional Memorial (1969 Calendar): March 8Double (1955 Calendar): March 8
Today the Church celebrates and remembers the life of St. John of God
(1495-1550). As a young man, he lived a wild life and one devoid of emphasis on Our Lord and God. St. John of God lived as a mercenary and fought with the army under Charles V throughout Europe and Northern Africa. It was not until he was more than forty years old that he realized the severity of his sins.He received a brilliant vision of the Infant Jesus, who called him "John of God". To make up for all the misery he caused others as a soldier, he rented a house in Granada, Spain to care for the poor, needy, and unwanted. He lived completely for Jesus Christ during this time and served the Lord. St. John of God gave whatever he had or begged for what he needed. He even converted his patients and those who saw him work with them. St. John of God founded the Order of Charity and the Order of Hospitallers of Saint John of God. He was even a friend of St. John of Avila. St. John of God even had the stigmata.
On March 8, 1550, St. John of God died in Granada while praying before a crucifix from a illness contracted while saving a drowning man. He was canonized October 16, 1690, by Pope Alexander VIII
Prayer:
O God, Who didst cause blessed John, burning with Thy love, to pass through flames unharmed, and dist enrich Thy Church with a new offspring through him: grant in view of his merits: that our sins may be destroyed in the first of Thy love and we ourselves healed unto life everlasting. Through our Lord.
Prayer Source: 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal
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O God, Who didst cause blessed John, burning with Thy love, to pass through flames unharmed, and dist enrich Thy Church with a new offspring through him: grant in view of his merits: that our sins may be destroyed in the first of Thy love and we ourselves healed unto life everlasting. Through our Lord.
Prayer Source: 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal
Image Source: Believed to be in the Public Domain
4 comments:
Hi MoneyBags,
Thank you for refering me to those websites, they were very helpful in my quest to learn about the Catholic Church. However I do have a question about the Saints of the Catholic Church. That is: What does it take, or what qualifications must a person meet to be considered a Saint of the Catholic Church?
Thank you.
A saint is simply defined as a person in Heaven. However, to be officially declared a saint (canonized) there is a process.
See this website:
http://www.ewtn.com/motherteresa/Beatification.htm
I have been told that before a Saint is canonized, they must have done two miricles in their lifetime. Is this true?
If this was mention in the link, i am sorry; still alittle tired.
Thank You
Yes, they must perform two miracles. However, these miracles must have been done by the saint after his/her death. In this case, the saint has to be in Heaven to work miracles by their intercession.
Any alleged miracle is also very highly examined to ensure that no earthly means could ever cure the person.
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