Jul 19 - “St. Seraphim of Sarov” © icon by Br. Robert Lentz, OFM. Happy Feast Day St. Seraphim!
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Seraphim is one of the most loved Russian saints because of his gentle compassion and the palpable love with which he received the thousands of pilgrims who came to the door of his forest hermitage for spiritual direction. No matter the season, he greeted everyone as though it were Easter: "Christ is risen, my Joy!"
He walked with a profound stoop because of injuries he suffered when thieves attacked him in the forest. Like St. Francis of Assisi and other saints, he lived at peace with wild animals and had a large bear that was especially fond of him. He was canonized on the eve of World War I and the Communist Revolution.
His feast day is July 19.