2023-10-03 02:00:00
The viceroy had decanted for the first time the fatuity of human existence, always clinging to ‘castles of sand’ that hide their expiration and misery until they collapse. Years later, the saint would refer to these events as “the day of his conversion.” Hence his famous promise: “I will never again serve a man who could die!”
“He is not God of the dead, but of the living” (Mk 12:17)
After the death of Leonor, his wife, and having cared for his children as he should, Francisco renounced his titles and property and entered the Society of Jesus. There he learned to be a servant of others and not to expect to be served. For a long time, he even had to be a cook’s assistant in the Company.
Rigorous training, prayer and study ennobled his soul and prepared him for the priesthood – it is worth remembering that Jesus established a different type of “nobility” in the world. Thus, the day would arrive for his ordination and his consequent appointment as Provincial of the Company in Spain. He opened new convents and schools, and became an advisor to kings and prelates. It is even known that the Pope requested his opinion at his discretion.
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