ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 19th of May WELCOME! SAINT THEOPHILUS OF CORTE, FRANCISCAN REFORMER Theophilus, born on October 30, 1676 in Corte, Corsica, joined the Franciscan order at the age of 17 and was later ordained a priest. RETREAT HOUSES From 1703 he lived in retreat houses in the province of Rome and in 1731 founded more such houses himself. Theophilus worked as a reformer, a moral theologian and popular missionary. In the last years of his life he was superior of the monastery in Fucecchio. He died on May 19, 1740. VENERATION He was beatified on January 19, 1895 by Pope Leo XIII and canonised by Pope Pius XI on June 29, 1930. He is patron of Corsica. His memorial day in the liturgy is May 19. PRAYER: May the intercession of the blessed Theophilus commend us to you, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of...