little village of the old kingdom of Aragon, Spain. He was a simple lay brother of the Franciscan Order, distinguished by an extraordinary devotion to the sacred and living Mystery of the Altar.
While still in the world, he never suffered a day to pass without visiting, when possible, Jesus in the tabernacle, and later as a Religious, he was accustomed to spend hours at the foot of the altar, where he was often raised from the ground in the fervor of his prayer.
On Whitsunday, 1592, our saint, with a peaceful smile upon his countenance, was called to his heavenly reward. On the occasion of his funeral, and after his interment, many miracles occurred which attested his uncommon devotion to the Blessed Sacrament.
Offering of the Holy Hour
MY most sweet Jesus, I desire during this hour to "watch" with Thee, and by the love of my poor heart to console Thee for the bitter sorrow which overwhelmed Thee in the Garden of Gethsemane. I desire to forget myself and all that concerns me excepting my sins, the foresight of which caused Thee so much suffering in Thine Agony, and as I was a cause of sorrow to Thee then, so now I desire to be to Thee a consolation. ... I offer Thee, moreover, this hour of prayer and reparation for the triumph of the Church, for the conversion of souls and of nations, and for every other intention for which Thou didst pray, sweat blood, endure Thy agony, and accept Thy bitter Passion and Death. Angel of the Agony, help me so to pass this Holy Hour that I may console the Heart of my Jesus and promote His interests throughout the world.
— From " The Voice of the Sacred Heart."
God's Love for Us
THERE is no aspect of God's love for us which ought to affect our hearts more tenderly than the m^ere fact of His wishing to be loved by us; and there is no manifestation of that tenderness of the Sacred Heart more touching
