May 10
Saints of the Day
 

Blessed Damien of Molokai, Joseph de Veuster, 1840-1889

    A Belgium priest who cared for the lepers in Hawaii, and died of leprosy at Molokai working until the very end

    He entered the novitiate of the Fathers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary at Louvain, and took in religion the name of Damien

    Look at April 15

Saint John of Avila, 1499-1569

    Priest and lawyer, studied in Salamanca and Apostle of Andalusia, the south of Spain. Spiritual director of Saint Teresa of Avila, Saint Francis Borgia, Saint John of God, and Saint Louis of Granada. Writer.

Born 6 January 1499 at Almodovar del Campo (Ciudad Real), Toledo, Spain

Died 10 May 1569 at Montilla, Spain

Additional Information

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Readings

Turn yourself round like a piece of clay and say to the Lord: I am clay, and you, Lord, the potter. Make of me what you will.

John of Avila

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Withdraw your heart from the world before God takes your body from it.

John of Avila

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Your life consists in drawing nearer to God. To do this you must endeavor to detach yourself from visible things and remember that in a short time they will be taken from you.

John of Avila

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Dear brothers and sisters, I pray God may open your eyes and let you see what hidden treasures he bestows on us in the trials from which the world thinks only to flee. Shame turns into honor when we seek God's glory. Present affliction become the source of heavenly glory. To those who suffer wounds in fighting his battles God opens his arms in loving, tender friendship.

That is why he (Christ) tells us that if we want to join him, we shall travel the way he took. It is surely not right that the Son of God should go his way on the path of shame while the sons of men walk the way of worldly honor: "The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant greater than his master."

from a letter by Saint John of Avila