ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 2nd of April
SAINT FRANCIS OF PAOLA, HERMIT
Born 1416, at Paola in Calabria, Saint Francis of Paola lived as a hermit. He attracted many followers by his piety and holiness. He founded a congregation of hermits, which became the Order of Minims. He died at Tours in France in 1507.
PRAYER:
Father of the lowly,
you raised Saint Francis of Paola
to the glory of your saints.
By his example and prayers
may we come to the rewards
you have promised to the humble.
Through Christ our Lord, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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