St. Aloysius Gonzaga Comments
St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and made a vow of perpetual virginity. To safeguard himself from possible temptation, he would keep his eyes persistently downcast in the presence of women. St. Charles Borromeo gave him ... Continue Reading
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St Aloysius, may u intercede for me to the God Almighty that i may be strong enough to carry my cross, be selfless and forever walk under the umbrella of Gods love.
I go to St. Aloysius college we got lots of lollies and there are jumping castles and slides on st Aloysius feast day I had to type an article and this website helped a lot .THANKS :)
my baptism name is St. Aloysius Gonzaga.
i like to be a saint.
saint aloysius you are my friend and I am your friend. saint aloysius pray for my familiy ant put mary hert of familiy
St. Aloysius, please intercede for me to lead a blameless and Holy life acceptable to God.
happy feast day St. Gonzaga. thank you for getting me into SLU medical school.
Dear Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, please pray for Jacob that he finds the right path and for his parents that they find the strenght and wisdom to guide him. Thank you.
excellent write up.lots of info,good for historians /catholics.thank you,v.much
I AM NOT REALLY SURE WHY I GUESS IAM DRAWN TO HIM THROUGH MY PATH EACH DAY AND HOUR. THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPRISES ME THROUGH THE SACRED HEART.
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, sweet saint, so pure and holy, pray for us on your feast day. Your life of prayer, mortification and service to the sick is a fine example for us to emulate. Pray that our desire for what is holy frees us from arrogance, for only God is holy and holiness comes from Him. Dear saint I implore you special intercession for my children, to be faithful to their baptismal vows. Too easy has it been for them to find excuses not to. Bless me too, free me from scrupulosity, curiousity and narrow-mindedness. In my mother's recent death, help me to dwell on all the spiritual graces and nursing care she received. For she was much blessed. She received the anointing of the sick. I know for a fact that Mama Mary visited her in a vision too. Help me to have grateful and happy thoughts. Amen.
Excellent presentation of St. Aloysius, except for one point that needs to be corrected. The title of the article reads, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Priest. Aloysius was never ordained to the priesthood. (Had he not died of the plague he would have completed his studies and ordained to the priesthood.) It would be good if you would correct the top of the article so that it reads, "St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Confessor," or St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious.
Thanks. Fr. J. K, SJ
Pray for us youths; Saint Aloysius ,in these times of great distractions that we may always focus on God. & be willing to sacrifice as u did uhat we may see the kingdom of heaven.in Jesus name .Amen
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St. Aloysius, beautiful servant of the Lord and patron saint of teens; I pray for your powerful intercession helping me bring my son back to the Church and his family. He has been led astray by powerful temptations that can only be overcome through prayer. I long to see the spirtual boy I once had. I aslo ask that you send good, Christian kids into his circle of friends and a change of heart for those he cannot let go.
I hope that I can be a saint also. Lord God, I surrender my life to you.
I went to first grade at the first St.Aloysius school and was choosen to carry Mary's crown in the May celebration that year. I am guessing in 1957? When I was in 8th grade at St. Augustine's, all the girls got a trip to the convent in Cincinnati. There, in their peaceful cemetery, I found the grave of my first grade teacher, Sister Florence Louise. It has been so wonderful to find this site and become once again aquainted with St. Aloysius and his life.
This site was very helpful to me while working on my saints project for religion class. Thanks
I was reading about Saint Mary Magdalen de Pazzi in the Garabandal Journal Jul-Aug 2011 issue wherein the saint "saw the great glory of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in heaven because of his interior works and said, 'There is no comparison between the interior and exterior."
St.Aloysius,pray for me so that i will be one day made a saint in Jesus name.Amen.
thanks for supplying the lives of the saints knowledge, we really need to know how they lived since the events in their lives are almost parallel to the ones we are facing now. we are sinners but with the will to continue heavenwards and their lives encourage and inspire us to hold on to God a little longer here on this earth before we are taken also to meet them (through the grace of God), in heaven.