🏅 21 June · St. Aloysius Gonzaga He was trained to carry a sword from age four. By twenty-three, he was dead — not in battle, but from a plague he caught while carrying dying strangers to a hospital bed. Aloysius was born into Italian nobility in 1568. His father wanted a soldier and an heir. Aloysius wanted something else. At nine, he privately vowed his life to God. At seventeen, he gave up his entire inheritance to become a Jesuit. When plague hit Rome in 1591, he volunteered immediately — carrying the sick from the streets, washing them, caring for the dying, though he found the work physically revolting. He caught the plague himself and died on June 21, 1591 — just twenty-three years old, his eyes fixed on the crucifix in his hands. ✝️ He gave up a kingdom to gain something far greater. 📖 "You are worth more than many sparrows." — Matthew 10:31 🙏 St. Aloysius, pray for us. Amen. 💬 Comment "Amen" 🙏 #SaintOfTheDay #RiseWithTheWord #June21 #CatholicFaith #PatronOfYouth