"It is said of
St Aloysius Gonzaga that he used to receive Communion once a week and that he
was accustomed to spend three days in
preparation before it and
three
days in thanksgiving after it. ... By this means, the
angelic youth was enabled to walk continually with God;
one
Communion was the preparation for another; thus, he constantly advanced in
purity of heart and in love for Jesus Christ."
Fr
Michael Muller, CSSR
The
Blessed Eucharist, Our Greatest Treasure
St Aloysius Gonzaga
Italy ~ 1568-1591
Jesuit seminarian, Patron of
Youth
FEAST DAY - June
21
"I
confess that I am bewildered and lose myself at the thought of Divine Goodness,
a sea without shore and fathomless, of God who calls me to an eternal rest after
such short and tiny labors - summons and calls me to heaven, to that supreme
Good..." St Aloysius
St. Aloysius spent a lot of time in prayer
especially before the
Blessed Sacrament. So much so
that when it came time to make a
painting of him it was decided to make it of him
kneeling in adoration
before of our Lord Jesus since this reflected best
of who he was.
St Aloysius, ora pro nobis!
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