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3 posts published by chriscostamy during July 2015
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June 21 is the feast day of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, patron saint of youth. St. Aloysius Gonzaga, pray for us! #StAloysiusGonzaga
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St Aloysius was the eldest son of a Mantuan nobleman, and was intended by his father to be a soldier. Aloysius, on the other hand, had determined to be a missionary, and even to die for his faith. He renounced his birthright in favour of his brother and at the age of 16 became a Jesuit novice in Rome, living the same life of severe austerity and penance that he had followed even when serving in the courts of dukes and princes. In 1591 an epidemic of plague broke out in Rome, and the Jesuits…
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