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of peace, hope, and love.

So let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son

and the Holy Spirit.

And let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

Today, December 3rd, is the Feast of St. Francis Xavier, one of the greatest missionaries in the history of Christianity.

He was born in Spain in 1506, and when he was 19, he went to the University of Paris, where he excelled as an athlete and in partying.

That is, until he met Ignatius of Loyola.

Ignatius was a former Spanish soldier, an officer who had his leg crushed by a

cannonball. During his convalescence, he underwent a deep conversion and had a dream of gathering

a small group of friends who would help him win souls for Christ. In 1528, when Ignatius enrolled at the

University of Paris, he was given a room with Francis Xavier. Xavier tried to ignore and then

distance himself from this religious fanatic, and he even went so far as to change

rooms and publicly ridicule Ignatius about his desire to bring souls to God. But Ignatius had

two great qualities. He pursued genuine friendship with people.

He personally invested in them one-on-one.

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