Saint of the day and spiritual life #Pie IX?

Antoine-Marie Claret was born on December 23, 1807, in Sallent, Catalonia (Spain). He came from a modest family and worked as a weaver from a very young age. Deeply pious from childhood, he felt called to the priesthood and entered the seminary despite financial difficulties. He was ordained a priest in 1835.

The story of the Blessed Virgin of Lourdes is linked to the Marian apparitions that took place in 1858 in Lourdes, a small town in the southwest of France. These events have become one of the most famous Catholic pilgrimages in the world.