My husband and I tuned into EWTN today to join the Pope and billions all over the world pray for peace. Our intention was to pray the Rosary with the Holy Father. We did and then we couldn't turn it off. We stayed for the entire vigil!
Then we continued to watch and saw a wonderful piece on Fr. Francis Xavier Seelos C.Ss.R. We were both so moved by his life. He was a Redemptorist priest who is now called Blessed by the Catholic Church. He had such a deep abiding prayer life!
He was born in Germany in 1819 and came to America were he was ordained in the Redemptorist Church of St. James in Baltimore, Maryland.
So humble was this Servant of God that he begged the Pope NOT to make him a Bishop.
The Blessed Mother told him the time and means of his death and yet he continued in his missionary zeal to bring Christ to those most in need.
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos was a great healer while on earth and continues to intercede for those who ask. He is buried at the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. Shrine in St. Mary's Assumption Church, New Orleans, Louisiana.
What an amazing day we had. Oh, did I mention that we continued to watch and saw a show from 1957. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen was on next. Yes, we watched!
Thank you Lord for all your Tender Mercies.
Cindy~
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