21st May - Saint Andrew Bobola - Independent Catholic News

21st May - Saint Andrew Bobola - Independent Catholic News: Martyr. Jesuit priest. This Polish saint was born in 1591. He became a Jesuit at Vilno (Vilnius) in 1609 where he preached at the church of St Casimir before being appointed superior at the house at Bobruysk. During an epidemic of plague he worked night and day caring for the sick and dying. Later he worked as a missionary, bringing whole villages of Orthodox Christians into communion with the Catholics. This caused considerable