HYACINTH THE GOOD, RELIGIOUS AND SACRISTAN

HYACINTH THE GOOD, RELIGIOUS AND SACRISTAN - 15 JANUARY

Saints celebrated on the 15th of January

HYACINTH THE GOOD, RELIGIOUS AND SACRISTAN

A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's
Saints' books,
"Stammenbuch..." (1693)

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus), nicknamed "the Good," was a Dominican lay brother from Amalfi, who entered the Order at Naples. Before long, he impressed his fellow brothers as a mirror of perfection. Hyacinth was so devoted to prayer and mortification that he had no cell but the church, and no bed but the bare floor. If he wished to give himself relief, he used the bottom step of some altar as a pillow.

From the alms that flowed to him, he particularly enriched all the chapels of the Most Holy Sacrament and those of Saint Dominic. Being a sacristan, he could implement all these improvements himself without delay. His obedience to his superior was so punctual and prompt that he dropped everything, even the most necessary work, as soon as he was called elsewhere.

It is said that Hyacinth once was in the process of drawing wine from the barrel in preparation for the holy sacrifice of the Mass, when he was called for by his superior. He left immediately, as was his wont, and in his haste forgot to turn off the tap. Nevertheless, not a drop more than what was necessary for the forthcoming holy Mass flowed out of the barrel. God wanted to show how pleasing this quick obedience was to Him. Hyacinth often got into ecstasy in prayer and frequently was seen hovering above the floor. With the reputation of a saint, he died on January 15, 1633.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2 Augsburg, 1861, p. 813)

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