“I want to become a saint, cost what it may, living my life in accordance with the two cornerstones of Christianity: prayer and ascesis”.
Saint Tommaso Reggio
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Tommaso Reggio
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
From the Vatican website:
In 1892 he asked the Pope to be relieved of his duties. The Holy Father’s answer was surprising: in May 1892 he appointed him Archbishop of Genoa.
He was 74 and his new job was anything but easy given the complex situation in the city of Genoa. The civil authorities were hostile towards him, but he humbly accepted his post, certain of doing God’s will. The Archbishop’s influence was such that eventually Catholics and non-believers brought their problems to him, as one would to a good and wise father.