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This saint to be fits in with our Lenten theme of Eucharistic Adoration.
SERVANT of GOD FATHER ALOYSIUS ELLACURIAwas born in 1905 in the farm town of Yurre (Basque Country) , Spain United States in 1931 and began his priestly ministry of teaching and spiritual direction at Claretian seminaries in California , Illinois , and Portugal Arizona and in Texas
His ministry was directed to helping others: healing, spiritual counseling, and blessing the sick and dying. In his nearly 52 years of priesthood, he had a profound effect on all who sought his help. It was Father Aloysius’ charismatic personality that affected those who knew him and that has drawn hundreds to his grave in the burial grounds for Claretian priests in San Gabriel , CA
Before his death April 6, 1981, Father Aloysius founded the Missionaries of Fátima, now under the diocese of Ciudad Obregón in the northern Mexican state of Sonora Mexico
In 1970, Father Aloysius formed the idea of beginning a monastery of priests and brothers. This inspiration was during a pilgrimage which he led to
Its official title is Missionaries of Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Perpetual Veneration of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As this title indicates, they are Missionaries, and the aim is both Eucharistic and Marian, to save all souls by the spiritual power that ever flows from these two sources. It is amazing how many new orders are dedicating themselves to adoration of the Eucharistic Christ.
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