Oct 30 2024 54 mins
St. Damien of Molokai was a Belgian missionary priest who volunteered to a life sentence of ministry on the leper island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawai'i. He brought Charity and Faith to a place described as a living hell due to the lawless despair and depravity that the place had fallen into. He faced opposition from some violent inhabitants and brought healing of soul and care for their bodies in the sixteen years that he served there before his death from the dread disease. His feast day is May 10.
Blessed Miguel Pro entered the Jesuits on 1911 and studied in Mexico until 1914, when went to Europe and was ordained in 1925. Inspite of poor health, he was allowed to return to Mexico to minister to Catholics undergoing grave persecution. He used many daring and creative disguises to bring sacraments to the faithful. Falsely accused and condemned for a bombing attempt on the president, Father Pro faced his executioners and died proclaiming "Viva Cristo Rey!"