May 10- Saint Damien de Veuster of Molokai, Priest—USA Optional Memorial

Read entire reflection online >>>May 10: Saint Damien de Veuster of Molokai, Priest—USA Optional Memorial1840–1889Patron Saint of outcasts and those suffering from leprosyCanonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 11, 2009Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Dear brother, I continue happy and content and even though I am very sick, I only want to fulfill the will of the Good God….I am still able, though not without some difficulty, to stand every day at the altar where I never forget any of you: Please, in return, pray and get prayers for me as I am gently drawn towards my grave. May God strengthen me and give me the grace of perseverance and a good death. ~Final letter from Saint Damien to his brotherPrayer:Saint Damien, you heard God’s call and you responded. You held nothing back, laying your life down out of love. Please pray for me, that I will have eyes of love to see the broken and rejected all around me and will have the courage I need to respond to them with the Heart of Christ. Saint Damien of Molokai, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source: Free RSS feed from mycatholic.life — Copyright © 2026 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. This content is provided solely for personal, non-commercial use. Redistribution, republication, or commercial use — including use within apps with advertising — is strictly prohibited without written permission.Images via Wikimedia Commons