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Date – Thursday, October 5th, 2023 – Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos

1. **1819 - January 11:** Francis Xavier Seelos was born in Fussen, Germany, expressing his desire for the priesthood from an early age. He entered the diocesan seminary of Augsburg after completing his philosophy studies.

2. **1842 - September 19:** Seelos entered the diocesan seminary and was later touched by the letters of Redemptorist missionaries in the United States. He decided to join the Redemptorist congregation and work as a missionary in the United States.

3. **1843 - April 20:** Seelos arrived in the United States and completed his novitiate and theological studies. He was ordained a priest on December 22, 1844, in Baltimore, Maryland.

4. **1854:** Seelos became Pastor of St. Philomena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, working closely with St. John Neumann, dedicating himself to preaching missions and serving as the Redemptorist Novice master.

5. **1860:** Seelos was a candidate for the office of Bishop of Pittsburgh but was excused by Pope Pius IX. He became an itinerant missionary preacher, traveling to various states and preaching in English and German.

6. **1866:** Seelos was assigned as Pastor of the Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in New Orleans, Louisiana. He cared for victims of yellow fever and, after contracting the disease, died on October 4, 1867, at the age of 48 years and nine months.

7. **2000 - April 9:** Pope John Paul II beatified Seelos in St. Peter's Square, inviting the Church to deepen their union with Christ through Seelos's intercession.

8. **Veneration:** Seelos is commemorated in the Martyrology on October 5. The National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos is located in St. Mary's Assumption Church in New Orleans. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in New Orleans was renamed Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Catholic Church in his honor. Blessed Francis Seelos Academy was named in his honor in Wexford, Pennsylvania, after two Catholic elementary schools were merged.

Bl. Francis Xavier Seelos, pray for us!

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