Saint isidore
Fun facts about saint isidore the farmer!
Image: Joseph von Führich, via Wikimedia Commons
May 15: Saint Isidore—USA Optional Memorial
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Patron saint of fishermen
1070–c. 1130
Patron Saint of Madrid, farms, farmers, bricklayers, and rural communities
Invoked against the death of a child
Canonized by Pope Gregory XV, March 12, 1622
Liturgical Color: White
Version: Full – Short
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Quote:
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.~Matthew 6:33
Reflection: Saint Isidore, whom we honor today, is often called Isidore the Laborer, or Isidore the Farmer. He was an ordinary man, husband, and father who lived a humble and simple life working the fields for a landowner.
His extraordinary faith, by which he always sought first the Kingdom of God, sets for us an excellent example of achieving extraordinary sanctity in the ordinary grind of daily work.
Isidore was born into material poverty in Madrid.
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