St. Rafael Arnaiz - Patron
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Channel: Salt + Light Media · 2011 · Entertainment
Birth: April 9, 1911; Burgos, Spain Feast Day: April 26th Known for: humility, surrender to the will of God, artistic talent and sensitivity, joy, good sense of humor, desire to live in order to love Jesus, Mary, the Cross, and his Trappist monastery Imitate the saint: Respond to the call of the Lord immediately, abandon yourself into the hands of God, embrace suffering with joy, and let your happiness be in God. Did you know? After studying to become an architect in Madrid, Rafael experienced the call of God to consecrate himself in the monastic life, and after asking permission to enter, he entered into the Trappist monastery on April 15, 1934. God wished to test him mysteriously with a painful sickness -acute diabetes- that forced him to leave the monastery three times, but always he returned with a generous and faithful response to what he experienced to be the call of God.
