St. Peter of Alcantara (October 19) — From Dom Guéranger’s Liturgical Year

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Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

A meditation for the Feast of Saint Peter of Alcantara, from Dom Guéranger’s “The Liturgical Year”, Volume V of the Time after Pentecost.Saint Peter of Alcántara (1499–1562) was a Spanish Franciscan friar and priest renowned for his extraordinary penance, deep humility, and life of prayer. Entering the Franciscan Order as a young man, he embraced a rigorous life of poverty and mortification, spending long hours in contemplation and enduring severe bodily austerities for the love of God. He became a distinguished preacher and spiritual director, and worked tirelessly to restore the original fervor of Franciscan observance through a...