 ADAPTED FROM STORIES EDITED BY Fr. Daniel A. Lord, S.J. Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur, 1948 |
Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Boy Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a young Polish nobleman. His father was a rich man. So Stanislaus was brought up in the court. Sometimes, men sitting at dinner said nasty things. When they did, little Stanislaus blushed. It made him ill to hear men say dirty and unpleasant things. He went away to school with his big brother. But his brother was a bully. He treated Stanislaus badly. So there was nothing to do but run away. He did. His brother followed him with fast horses. But when they passed Stanislaus on the road, God did not let the brother see the runaway. On that journey he came to an empty church. Oh, how he wished he could go to Holy Communion! But there was no priest. How could he receive? God took care of that. Angels brought Holy Communion to the boy. He walked all the way from Vienna to Rome. He begged his food. The Blessed Virgin appeared to him and told him she would take care of him. He became a Jesuit novice. From the start he showed he was a Saint. He loved to pray. He was very pure. But Mary, his Mother and ours, came for him on the Feast of the Assumption and took him with her to Heaven. His Feast is November 13th. |
