Saint Damien de Veuster (of Molokai)

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St Damien-of-Molokai iconjpg.jpgFather of mercy, in Saint Damien You have given us a shining witness of love for the poorest and most abandoned. Grant that, by his intercession, as a faithful witnesses of the Heart of Your Son Jesus, we too may be servants of the most needy and rejected.


Pope Benedict XVI canonized Damien de Veuster on October 11, 2009. Saint Damien is counted among the North American Martyrs and six other saints for a total of 15 saints of the USA. A wiki-article has a brief outline of Saint Damien's life.

A number of resources have been pulled together for Saint Damien here.

The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary have published the texts for the Divine Office and the Mass for the liturgical memorial of Saint Damien found here.

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Paul A. Zalonski is from New Haven, CT. He is a member of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, a Catholic ecclesial movement and an Oblate of Saint Benedict. Contact Paul at paulzalonski[at]yahoo.com.

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