He dared obey the gospel of Matthew, particularly, chapter 19, verse 21, which said "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasures in heaven."
St. Arnold Janssen made his entire life’s work about missioning, going beyond traditional boundaries and overcoming the political struggles of his time just to make the Good News known.
The cross used for him is an x-shaped one, commonly known as the decussate cross. Nowadays, Christians venerate it using the name Saint Andrew’s Cross.
Tradition also credits Luke as the first person who painted icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary, making him not just the patron saint of doctors and surgeons but also of artists and painters.
Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing make you afraid.
All things are passing.
God alone never changes.
Patience gains all things.
If you have God you will want for nothing.
God alone suffices.
From the cross in the neglected field chapel of San Damiano, Francis heard Christ tell him, “Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down.”
According to Vatican News, they “lived the daily life of an unassuming Catholic family, content with their lot. No one would have guessed that the life of this man, who prayed, worked and raised his children just like so many other husbands and fathers, would take an entirely unexpected turn.”
Saint Matthew, also known as Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Apostle, or Levi, was one of Jesus Christ's Twelve Apostles and wrote the first Synoptic Gospel. He was from Palestine in the first century CE.
On September 20, the Church honors Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, who passed away on September 16, 1846, and Saint Paul Chong Hasang and Companions, who died between 1839 and 1867.
Saint Bartholomew, also known as Nathanael, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, whose feast day is observed on August 24 every year in the Catholic Church.