Tuesday, March 20, Fourth Week of Lent
Left photo: Death of St. Salvador, 16th century painting.
ST. SALVADOR DE HORTA (b Spain 1520, d Sicily 1567), Lay Franciscan
Yet another in the line of sainted Franciscan laymen who, while serving as porter, cook and official beggar for his community,
revealed healing powers and was venerated in his day. Son of a peasant family, he worked as a shepherd and shoemaker before
joining the lay Franciscans at age 21. Carrying out his humble work, it was found he could heal by the Sign of the Cross. His fame
was such that 2,000 people came to see him every week and tore at his habit to get a relic. The relentless attention eventually
forced his community to transfer him to Cagliari in Sicily where he died two years later. Many miracles continued to happen
at his tomb. When he was exhumed 23 years after his death for his beatification, the body was found incorrupt. However,
he was not canonized until 1938.
Readings for today's Mass: usccb.org/bible/readings/032012.cfm
No events announced for the Holy Father today.
The Press Office today released a Summary of the findings of the Apostolic Visitation in Ireland,
on the results of the Visitations to four Archdioceses, Religious Institutes and to Irish Seminaries
held in 2010-2011. It has been approved by the Offices which conducted the Visitation and it also
contains some further observations from the Holy See, in addition to those that the individual
Dicasteries communicated to the leaders of the respective Archdioceses or Institutes. It comes
on the second anniversary of Benedict XVI's historic pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland.