May 10: Saint Damien de Veuster of Molokai, Priest—USA Optional Memorial
1840–1889
Patron Saint of outcasts and those suffering from leprosy
Canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11, 2009
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
Dear brother, I continue happy and content and even though I am very sick, I only want to fulfill the will of the Good God….I am still able, though not without some difficulty, to stand every day at the altar where I never forget any of you: Please, in return, pray and get prayers for me as I am gently drawn towards my grave. May God strengthen me and give me the grace of perseverance and a good death. ~Final letter from Saint Damien to his brother
Prayer:
Saint Damien, you heard God’s call and you responded. You held nothing back, laying your life down out of love. Please pray for me, that I will have eyes of love to see the broken and rejected all around me and will have the courage I need to respond to them with the Heart of Christ. Saint Damien of Molokai, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.
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