ST JOSE GREGORIO HERNANDEZ, PHYSICIAN - 29 JUNE

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE

Saints celebrated on the 29th of June

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SAINT JOSE GREGORIO HERNANDEZ, PHYSICIAN

Born October 26, 1864, in the small rural town of Isnotú in Trujillo state, Venezuela, José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, was a saint who “to monetary wealth preferred that of the Gospel, spending his existence helping those in need.”

Known as “the doctor of the poor,” he dedicated hours to serving those most in need. In fact, he died after being run over by a car on June 29, 1919, while crossing the street to buy medicine for an elderly woman.

Pope Francis dedicated a catechesis at a September 2023 general audience to this layman, noting that “charity was the North Star that guided” his existence. He also described him as “a good and joyful person with a cheerful disposition, endowed with a marked intelligence.”

The Holy Father also praised Hernández’s enthusiasm and apostolic zeal, which came from grace and intimacy with God.

He was beatified April 30, 2021, in the church at La Salle school in Caracas during a Mass celebrated by the apostolic nuncio in Venezuela at the time, Archbishop Aldo Giordano.

Source:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262423/first-venezuelan-saint-pope-francis-approves-canonization-of-dr-jose-gregorio-hernandez

Jose Gregorio Hernandez was canonized in October 2025 by Pope Leo XVI.

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint José Gregorio 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.