St. Michael de Sanctis

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Feastday: April 10
Patron of cancer patients
1591 - 1625

Michael de Sanctis was born in Catalonia, Spain around 1591. At the age of six he informed his parents that he was going to be a monk. Moreover, he imitated St. Francis of Assisi to such a great extent that he had to be restrained. After the death of his parents, Michael served as an apprentice to a merchant. However, he continued to lead a life of exemplary fervor and devotion, and in 1603, he joined the Trinitarian Friars at Barcelona, taking his vows at St. Lambert's monastery in Saragosa in 1607. Shortly thereafter, Michael expressed a desire to join the reformed group of Trinitarians and was given permission to do so. He went to the Novitiate at Madrid and, after studies at Seville and Salamanca, he was ordained a priest and twice served as Superior of the house in Valladolid. His confreres considered him to be a saint, especially because of his devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament and his ecstacies during Mass. After his death at the age of thirty-five on April 10, 1625 many miracles were attributed to him. He was canonized in 1862 by Pope Pius IX. St. Michael de Sanctis is noted in the Roman Martyrology as being "remarkable for innocence of life, wonderful penitence, and love for God." He seemed from his earliest years to have been selected for a life of great holiness, and he never wavered in his great love of God or his vocation. As our young people look for direction in a world that seems not to care, St. Michael stands out as worthy of imitation as well as of the prayers of both young and old alike. His feast day is April 10.

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Joseph Mathew
2 months ago
St. Michael de Sanctis, please continue to pray for us, to be imbued with devotion to the Holy Eucharist.
Raj Ambrose
2 months ago
Dear Saint,

Kindly pray for all the priests who are struggling with their vocation that they may feel the presence of God and the prompting of the Holy Spirit to bear witness to Christ. Enlighten them to the grace of priesthood so that they will live and preach the Gospel to this world which is being torn apart by the evil forces of money and power. Help them to understand the frivolity of this world in order to put their heart and soul into things that are divine and lead the faithful to the One True Faith. Amen
christopher Antony
2 months ago
St.Micheal de Sanctis please pray for me and my family friends please help me in my work
God Bless us
Amen
Mona
2 months ago
Please pray for Jacob that he finds peace and the right path, for Michelle and Gwen that the doctors can help them and for all cancer patients especially the children. Dear Lord, thank you for making me cancer free.k
graham mark kelly
2 months ago
Dear Saint Michael please pray for me and my whole family that we may all be gifted with your great love devotion and respect for the Holy Eucharist and that Jesus will have mercy on each one of us
Angela
1 year ago
My maternal grandfather researched his lineage and found this man. Wow. Just awesome.
emmanuel
1 year ago
oh St. Michale de sanctes pray for me to have devotion patience in the blessed sacraments ?
Steve
1 year ago
St. Michael de Sanctis, please pray for me.
christie
1 year ago
St. Michael of the Saints what a remarkable life of penitence, prayer and praise. Your devotion ot the Blessed Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist is what I want to imitate every day of my life. I want to be united with Christ each and every day and be nourished by His sacred Body and Blood, what else would I need? You will defeat my enemies and the powers of disunity. I need not fear. You will give me wisdom always. Please guide my family in the wake our the death of our beloved parents and preempt any dishonest deal in property. Give us justice to all. Amen.
Joseph Mathew
1 year ago
Dear St. Michael de Sanctis, please pray for us to be imbued with devoution to the Holy Eucharist, and spend time before the Holy Sacrement as often as we can.
Solomon O. Onwe
2 years ago
I cherish people that devoted their lives to the service God especially those attained sainthood. I wish i'll be one, St. Michael pray for me.
Carol McHugh
2 years ago
My second baby is due on 10th April and I have already decided to include Michael in the name, if it is a boy, as it was my late father's name - I am so pleased that this date heralds the feast of Saint Michael de Sanctis - whatever date the baby is born or whatever gender, it is a blessed and lovely coincidence!
Lydia
3 years ago
What a great example to young people!
Isaac Frimpong
3 years ago
Very inspiring Article to young and old people

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