Saint of the Day: St. Claude de la Colombière, 1641-1682; ordained in 1675, and was made superior of a small Jesuit residence in Burgundy, where he met Margaret Mary Alacoque; he served as her confessor for many years while promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; he was sent to England, and converted a number of Protestants, but was imprisoned and banished
Saint of the Day: St. Claude de la Colombière, 1641-1682; ordained in 1675, and was made superior of a small Jesuit residence in Burgundy, where he met Margaret Mary Alacoque; he served as her confessor for many years while promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; he was sent to England, and converted a number of Protestants, but was imprisoned and banished