BL. CANDIDUS FURLONGUS, RELIGIOUS

BL. CANDIDUS FURLONGUS, RELIGIOUS - 2 MAY

BLESSED CANDIDUS FURLONGUS, RELIGIOUS

Blessed Candidus, surnamed Furlongus, a monk of the Nucale monastery in Spain, was from a noble family in Ireland and had been carefully trained in his youth.

HE BECAME A MONK

In order to be able to practise his religion, which was persecuted in Ireland, more freely, he crossed over to France, made a pilgrimage to Rome and from there came to Spain, where he took the habit of the order in the monastery of Nucale. Ordained a priest, he was sent to Ireland to help the abused believers there as best he could.

HE PREACHED THE TRUTH

There he preached the truth with such force that the heretics in charge were furious, but the believers welcomed in him a new ray of salvation. Everyone flocked to see him, to hear him, and to receive the blessing from him. The number of those who converted to his sermons is given as 4,000. He died in 1616 and was glorified by many miracles after death. According to our source, the feast of his death is celebrated on May 2. [In some calendars he is mentioned on December 15.]

(From Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Candidus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, 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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