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Hey there, Sprowds. Today is Monday, May 15th, 2020. Today is also the feast day of one of my

favorite saints, St. Isidore the Farmer. Now, St. Isidore, the Farmer, lived in the

10th in Madrid, Spain. He was a poor man who spent

his whole life laboring on a farm doing manual labor. He was married to another saint,

St. Maria. They had a holy marriage. They had one child who unfortunately died when he was still young.

And yet this very holy couple dedicated themselves to God.

St. Isidore the farmer has many miracles attributed to him from angels manning his plows

while he prayed to the multiplication of food to feed those who are hungry.

But what is perhaps his most valuable lesson for us is that work really can be holy.

That no matter what we're doing, whether it's doing our homework or digging a hole or pulling weeds,

that we can do that well praying, well bringing Jesus Christ along with us.

And so for all of us who have work to do today, which is everyone,

let's pray through the intercession of St. Isidore the farmer

that we can make that work a prayer.

Now we are in May.

We are under the patronage of St. Damian Amulakai

and he has challenged us in the B.S. St. Kids Club

to learn the memorare.

One of my, again, one of my favorite prayers.

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