Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent, Kevin MacDonald, C.Ss.R.

The Good Word · Mar 8, 2023 · 4m

St. John of God was born at the end of the 15th century, but he is very much a saint of today. His story reads like an adventure novel filled with visions, mental illness, incarcerations, rejections, and, ultimately, peace.John Duarte Cidade was born in Portugal. His parents had recently lost their wealth but held onto their faith. John mysteriously disappeared when he was only eight years old. He may have been kidnapped or seduced to leave home in another way. His mother, not knowing John’s fate, died from grief. His father, grieving the loss of his son and his wife, joined the Franciscans…