“What am I doing? I want to go to become a saint!”.
Blessed Diego Oddi
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Diego Oddi
- 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.
Lived in the 19th century up until the early 20th century. On a pilgrimage to Rome, he met up with Mariano da Roccacasale, who was beatified on the same day he was. Diego’s holy, contemplative life in the Order of Friars Minor drew the attention of Pope Pius X. After death, a confirmed miracle has been attributed to him