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Memorial of St. Francis Xavier
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Today is a special day in our household: the Memorial of St. Francis Xavier.
St. Francis Xavier was one of the founders of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits.) He was a priest and missionary to Asia, the first Jesuit to do missionary work in India and Japan (notable to me, since my dad's mom came to the USA from Japan when she met my grandpa.) St. Francis Xavier was responsible for the formation of the first Christian communities in Japan and in China. He is considered by many to be "the greatest missionary since the time of the Apostles" and is a patron saint of Roman Catholic missionaries in foreign lands.
St. Francis Xavier College Church on the campus of St. Louis University is where God brought me back to the Church. It's where He rekindled my love for the Church. It's where I took Suzanne when we started dating, and where I proposed marriage to her on Gaudete Sunday, December 14, 2003.
St. Francis Xavier is the patron of our firstborn son's middle name: Xavier.
Read all about him on his Catholic Encyclopedia entry.
Happy feast day St. Francis Xavier! Happy feast day Thomas Xavier, my oldest son!
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