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was a young nobleman at the court of the King of Spain. He became a
Duke when he was only thirty-three and lived a happy, peaceful life
with his wife Eleanor and their eight children. But unlike so many
other powerful nobles, Francis was a perfect Christian gentleman, a
true man of God and his great joy was to receive Holy Communion often.
This happy life ended when his beloved wife died. Francis did
something that astonished all the nobles of Spain; he gave up his
Dukedom to his son Charles and became a Jesuit priest. So many people
came to his first Mass that they had to set up an altar outdoors, but
his Superior tested him by treating him in exactly the opposite way he
had been used to all his forty-one years of life. He who had once been
a Duke had to help the cook, carrying wood for the fire and sweeping
the kitchen. When he served food to the priests and brothers, he had
to kneel down in front of them all and beg them to forgive him for
being so clumsy! Still he never once complained or grumbled. The only
time he became angry was when anyone treated him with respect as if he
was still a Duke.
Once a doctor who had to take care of a painful wound Francis had
gotten said to him: "I am afraid, my lord, that I have to hurt
your grace." The saint answered that he would not hurt him more
than he was right then by calling him "my lord" and
"your grace."
It was not too long before the humble priest accomplished wonderful
works for God's glory as he preached everywhere and advised many
important people. He spread the Society of Jesus all over Spain and in
Portugal. When he was made Superior General of the Jesuits, he sent
missionaries all over the world. Under his guidance, the Jesuits grew
to be a very great help to the Church in many lands. Through all
such success, St. Francis Borgia remained completely humble. His feast
day is October 10.
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