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Questions? Quentin Salerno at QSalerno@stparticks.org or 704-334-2283 x413 Office Hours Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Youth Prayers Opening Prayer Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Closing prayer Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, That my thoughts may all be holy; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, That my work, too, may be holy; Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, That I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, To defend all that is holy; Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, That I always may be holy. St. Augustine
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Welcome to the Catholic Youth Ministry of the Cathedral of St. Patrick. We meet most Sunday nights from 6:00 to 7:30 during the school year and are open to all members from sixth grade to twelfth grade. All you have to do to join is show up. Come to one meeting or come to them all. We can't wait to see you!
SAINT OF THE MONTH
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Priest
Feastday: June 21
1591
St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and made a vow of perpetual virginity. To safeguard himself from possible temptation, he would keep his eyes persistently downcast in the presence of women. St. Charles Borromeo gave him his first Holy Communion. A kidney disease prevented St. Aloysius from a full social life for a while, so he spent his time in prayer and reading the lives of the saints. Although he was appointed a page in Spain, St. Aloysius kept up his many devotions and austerities, and was quite resolved to become a Jesuit. His family eventually moved back to Italy, where he taught catechism to the poor. When he was 18, he joined the Jesuits, after finally breaking down his father, who had refused his entrance into the order. He served in a hospital during the plague of 1587 in Milan, and died from it at the age of 23, after receiving the last rites from St. Robert Bellarmine. The last word he spoke was the Holy Name of Jesus. St. Robert wrote the Life of St. Aloysius.