ST GIUSEPPE MOSCATI, PHYSICIAN - 12 APRIL

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL

Saints celebrated on the 12th of April

Prayer to the Angels and the Saints

Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.

In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.

Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.

Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.

ST GIUSEPPE MOSCATI, PHYSICIAN 

Saint Giuseppe Moscati is a patron saint of bachelors and of people rejected by religious orders. His attributes in art are crucifix, stethoscope, and white lab coat. 

A MEANS TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING

St Giuseppe was born in Benevento, Italy, on July 25, 1880. He became a very successful medical doctor. A staunch Catholic, he viewed his medical work as a means to alleviate suffering rather than a way to make money and career. He assisted at Holy Mass every day and put himself in the presence of God before he saw to any patient. 

A MIRACLE WORKER

He was extremely competent at diagnosing and treating patients, and was known as a miracle worker already in his lifetime on earth. He died sitting in his swivel chair between seeing patients, most probably of a heart attack, suddenly, but well prepared because he had assisted at the Holy Sacrifice every day, taken the sacraments very seriously, and had a very active prayer life. His death occurred on April 12, 1927. The miracles continued through his intercession after his passing up to this day.