"St. John of Ávila" (detail) by Pierre Subleyras

“St. John of Ávila” (detail) by Pierre Subleyras


“A single ‘Blessed be God’ in adversity is worth more than a thousand acts of thanksgiving in prosperity.” (Saint John of Ávila, Priest and Doctor of the Church)


The Feast day of Saint John of Ávila, Priest and Doctor of the Church (1499 – 1569), is May 10.


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