FEAST OF THE DAY = AUGUST 21 Joseph Sarto was born in 1835 and was the second of ten children in a poor family. Joseph Sarto became one of the most outstanding popes of the 20th century, Pope St. Pius X. Throughout his life he remembered his humble beginnings and donated selflessly to the poor.
Joseph moved up through the hierarchy of the Church from priest, to bishop to cardinal. In 1903 Pope Leo XIII died and a conclave was held to chose his successor. Joseph was chosen to be the 259th pope and took the name Pius X. The motto of Pius' reign was "renew all things in Christ" and he accomplished this by encouraging the faithful to a great love and devotion to the Eucharist. He also encouraged the faithful to receive Communion frequently and made a law allowing children to start receiving Communion around the age of 7. Pius also waged war against modernism, one of the great errors of the era. Pius died a few weeks after the start of the First World War, stricken with great sorrow for the pain that humanity was about to suffer. Pope Pius X died on August 20, 1914 and was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954. St. Pius X is the patron of sick pilgrims. Fwd: with prayers, Joseachayan / Jeddah HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
