St Damien of Molakai embraced suffering as he brought dignity, hope, and care to the outcast - The Catholic Leader

Last Saturday I was walking near MSB and saw a man half-lying on a bench. It was warm and nice in the spring sun but I noticed that it looked uncomfortable. When I passed the same bench again several hours later, the man was still lying there. The sun had set and the air was cooling down quickly. He was now lying completely down on the bench with surprisingly thin clothes and people who were out walking their dogs were just walking by.

St Damien of Molakai embraced suffering as he brought dignity, hope, and care to the outcast - The Catholic Leader

TODAY the Church honours St Damien of Molokai, a selfless priest who served those with Hansen’s disease or leprosy in Hawaii. The Belgian priest sacrificed his life and health to become a spiritual father to those quarantined on the Hawaiian island. The life of Joseph de Veuser, who later took the name Damien in religious […] The post St Damien of Molakai embraced suffering as he brought dignity, hope, and care to the outcast appeared first on T…