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Father Broom preaches on the feast day of St. Francis Xavier – the greatest missionary in the history of the Church after St. Paul. He was a devoted follower of St. Ignatius of Loyola – and one of the 1st Jesuits. His path to holiness and sainthood was directed by his doing the Spiritual Exercises under the direction of St. Ignatius himself.
His missionary work was inspired by God’s grace, his own magnificent magnanimity and his deep prayer life. The last words St. Ignatius said to his best friend Francis Xavier when Francis left for the Indies were:
GO! SET ALL ON FIRE!
Father Ed Broom OMV is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary and is Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens California.
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