Saint Peter Canisius, Doctor of the Church

April 27 Today is the feast day of Saint Peter Canisius.  Ora pro nobis. by Fr. Joseph Deharbe S.J., 1881   Amongst the great saints of this period who exercised their ministry in the countries about Germany, combating heresy and vice, guiding the erring and sinners on the way of salvation, and showing themselves true shepherds and fathers of the faithful, Blessed Peter Canisius, who was raised up by God as the protector of the Church in our own unhappy land, well deserves mention. He was born at Nymwegen, in the same year (1521) as that in which St. Ignatius received the memorable wound in the battle of Pampeluna, which caused him to quit the warfare of this world and enroll himself as a soldier of Jesus Christ. And it was into the society of which St. Ignatius was the founder, that Blessed Peter Canisius was one day destined to enter; and under the leadership of its head, that he was to do battle for the Church in Germany, revive the Catholic faith, and save countless souls, nay whole provinces even, from apostasy. When Canisius first entered on his work, the condition of religion in Germany was most deplorable. Heresy ...

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