TODAY IS the feastday of Saint Francis Xavier, of the Society of Jesus, who is called the greatest missionary since the Apostles, doing work in India, Indonesia, and Japan.
Statue, at the Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo taken in 2007. He is a patron saint of the city of Joliet.
Stained glass window, at the White House Retreat, in Oakville, Missouri. Photo taken in 2011.
Saint Francis Xavier Church, on the campus of Saint Louis University, photo from 2009.
Preaching the Good News to the poor, sick, untouchables, disabled, orphans, destitutes, leprosy patients, marginalized, stigmatized, disowned, exploited and the downtrodden, took Xavier far and wide to regions of hardships where he was able to encounter the Divine in human form.
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