21 June Β· St. Aloysius Gonzaga
He was trained
to carry a sword
from age four.
By twenty-three,
he was dead β
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 β
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 β
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."
β Matthew 10:31
St. Aloysius, pray for us. Amen.
Comment "Amen"
#SaintOfTheDay #RiseWithTheWord
#June21 #CatholicFaith
#PatronOfYouth
He was trained
to carry a sword
from age four.
By twenty-three,
he was dead β
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 β
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 β
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."
β Matthew 10:31
St. Aloysius, pray for us. Amen.
Comment "Amen"
#SaintOfTheDay #RiseWithTheWord
#June21 #CatholicFaith
#PatronOfYouth
π
21 June Β· St. Aloysius Gonzaga
He was trained
to carry a sword
from age four.
By twenty-three,
he was dead β
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 β
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 β
just twenty-three years old,
his eyes fixed
on the crucifix
in his hands. βοΈ
He gave up a kingdom
to gain something
far greater.
π "You are worth more
than many sparrows."
β Matthew 10:31
π St. Aloysius, pray for us. Amen.
π¬ Comment "Amen" π
#SaintOfTheDay #RiseWithTheWord
#June21 #CatholicFaith
#PatronOfYouth
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