After the death of his wife, St. Francis, Duke of Gandia and Viceroy of Catalonia, renounced his high position in order to enter the Society of Jesus. He was the third General of his Order and died at Rome in 1572.
Our trip for the priestly ordination of Br. Benedict began bright and early Friday morning, starting with Divine Liturgy at 5:00 AM. About 35 students, priests and families from the ITI drove 12 hours to Norcia, Italy, the birthplace of St. Benedict. Once there we were warmly greeted by the Benedictine monks of Norcia, and shown to our rooms at the Benedictine nuns's convent. Part of the rule of St. Benedict is to greet all guests as you would greet Christ, and the monks and nuns seem to take this seriously. We were shown incredible hospitality for our entire stay.
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