Dominic savio story
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Do you think you’re too young to be a saint? Dominic Savio (April 2, 1842-March 9, 1857) is the youngest person that the Catholic Church has ever declared to be a saint on the basis of his heroic virtue alone—that is, his exceptional goodness.
Dominic savio story
Dominic’s life shows that no one is ever too young to grow close to God.
Dominic was the son of poor working class folks; his father was a blacksmith, and both of his parents taught him about Jesus, Mary, and the saints, and how to pray.
Dominic loved God very much. Once, on the long, three-mile walk to school, an elderly man asked him whether he was afraid to walk alone so far. Dominic answered that he was not, because his guardian angel went with him.
When he received his First Communion, Dominic made a private vow to befriend Jesus and Mary, to receive Communion and the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation as often as possible, and to prefer death over sin.
Dominic loved to play sports, and was well-liked by his schoolma