Are We There Yet?: Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga

It is better to be the child of God than king of the whole world. -- St. Aloysius Gonzaga

Biography of St. Aloysius from the Catholic Encyclopedia here.

Wonderful explanation of St. Aloysius as a patron for today's teens here.

Click and enlarge for a coloring page!

Celebrate the feast day with Catholic Cuisine's suggestion for an Italian dinner!

3 comments:

Therese said...: Great to have. Patron saint for teenagers. I think I hav a few requests for St. Aloyious to pray for.; June 22, 2011 at 6:32 AM
Therese said...: I mean Aloysius; June 22, 2011 at 6:35 AM
Rosary said...: Ohmy, he died so young! Though his life was so short, it was a life well lived. Thanks for the reading :); June 27, 2011 at 7:53 AM

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