ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 30th of August WELCOME! BLESSED EUSTAQUIO VAN LIESHOUT, PRIEST Hubertus [Huub] van Lieshout was born in Aarle-Rixtel, Holland, on November 3, 1890. He was the eighth of eleven children born into a deeply Catholic farming family. He was baptised on the day of his birth. Hubertus was popular both at home and at school for his sociable, cheerful nature. He already felt called to the priesthood as a child. HE ALREADY FELT CALLED TO THE PRIESTHOOD AS A CHILD Despite the contrary opinion of his teacher, who did not see Holy Orders as right for him, and of his father, who wanted him to work on the farm and did not consider him capable of secondary studies, Hubertus managed to get his way and attended the secondary school in Gemert. After reading the biography of Fr Damian de Veuster , Hubertus decided to join the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. He entered the novitiate in Tremeloo, Belgium, on December 2...