Saint of the Day
Bl. Junipero Serra (1713-1784)
A Franciscan, Junipero was sent as a missionary to North America. He founded over twenty missions and converted thousands of Native Americans while sharing European farming methods and crafts. He led a penitent and austere life.
Reflections from the Saints
The bread which you use is the bread of the hungry; the garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of him who is naked; the shoes you wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot; the acts of charity that you do not perform are so many injustices that you commit.
– St. Basil