Grade 6 – G Class Saint

Name: Alphonsus Rodriguez

Birthplace: Segovia,Spain

Birthdate: July 25,1532

Wife : Mary Francisco Suarez

Died On: October 31, 1617

Beatification: 1825

Canonization: September 6, 1887

Feast Day : October 31

Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez was a son of a wool merchant and was reduced to poverty when he was young.

When he was 26 he married Mary Francisco Suarez. But when he was 31 he found himself as a widower with 1 surviving child (the other 2 died previously).

From that time he began a life of prayer and mortification. He wanted to give himself to God as a Jesuit and offered himself as a candidate for priesthood. Previous associations had brought him contact with the first Jesuits who came to Spain. Peter Faber was among them.

His Life…..

He was unable to join the Society of Jesus for he was without education having only an incomplete year at a new college at Alcala by Francis Villanueva.At 39 he attempted to make it up by following the course at the College of Barcelona but failed. He finally was admitted as a lay brother on January 31, 1571.

Distinct novitiaties had not as yet been established in Spain and his term of probation began at Valencia.After six months he was sent to a new-found college at Majorca where he remained a humble position of porter for 46 years exercising a marvelous influence upon a great number of people who came to him for advice and direction. He died on October 31 1617.

His Life…..

The Jesuit doorkeeper was always appreciated for his kindness and holiness but only after his death did his memoirs and spiritual notes reveal the quality and depth

of his prayer life. The humble brother had been

favored by God with remarkable mystical graces, ecstasies and visions of our

Lord, our Lady and the saints.

Group 7 Members:

Yap, Joshua Young, Jarell

Yu, Kiel GervinYu, Nigel Renzo

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