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BL. ZEPHERIN NAMUNCURA - 11 MAY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY

Saints celebrated on the 11th of May

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BLESSED ZEPHERIN NAMUNCURA, SEMINARIAN

Blessed Zepherin Namuncura was born in Argentina in 1886, son of the last Mapuche Chief. Zepherin loved Our Lady and the Blessed Sacrament, and wishing to bring his people the true religion, decided to be a priest.

HE STUDIED FOR THE PRIESTHOOD

While in the seminary he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. In 1904 the Bishop took him to Rome, hoping a change of climate would prove beneficial without disrupting his studies for the priesthood. 

HE KEPT THE SAME GENTLE AND PATIENT SPIRIT

Zepherin continued his studies, but his health did not improve. Even with the terrible pain, he always had a smile and kept his same gentle and patient spirit. He died on May 11, 1905 and was beatified in 2007.

From the Missionary Calendar 2015 of the Sisters of St Peter Claver, 89 Shortlands Road, Bromley, Kent BR2 0JL

PRAYER:

O God, who gladden us with the annual feast of blessed Zepherin, mercifully grant that, while honouring the anniversary of his death, we may also imitate his deeds. 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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