Morning Prayer - TUESDAY, 21 June 2022

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - June 21, 2022 | Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious

"How wonderful is God among his saints: come, let us adore him." - antiphon, Lauds

St Aloysius was the eldest son of a Mantuan nobleman, and was intended by his father to be a soldier. Aloysius, on the other hand, had determined to be a missionary, and even to die for his faith. He renounced his birthright in favour of his brother and at the age of 16 became a Jesuit novice in Rome, living the same life of severe austerity and penance that he had followed even when serving in the courts of dukes and princes. In 1591 an epidemic of plague broke out in Rome, and the Jesuits opened a hospital to care for the sick. Aloysius, still a novice, worked hard in the hospital until he himself caught the plague. He did not recover; but, his determination to die for the faith having been fulfilled, died at midnight on the 20th of June with the name of Jesus on his lips.

Join the Church in praising and thanking God for the gift of St. Aloysius through the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Tuesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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