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St. Louis de Montfort, Apr. 28

Source Louis Mary Grignion was born on January 31, 1673 in Montfort. He was ordained in 1700 and later made a chaplain at a hospital near Poitiers but later resigned. He later went to Rome and the pope made him a missionary. He also wrote a book called True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin . He died at Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre in 1716.

St. Conrad of Parzham, Apr. 21

Source Conrad Birnhoffer was the youngest of nine and was born in Parzham on December 22, 1818. When he was 31, he became a lay brother and in 1852, he took his solemn vows and was assigned as a porter at the shrine of Our Lady at Altötting⁡. He served as porter for more than 40 years and died at Altötting on April 21, 1894. He is remembered for his devotion to Mary.

St. George the Younger, Apr. 7

Source George the Younger was a native of Mitylene and he was a rich man, but he gave his money to the poor and entered a monastery. Not long after, he was appointed bishop! When Leo the Armenian became emperor, George stood up against the persecutions, but he was exiled to Chersonese and died there in 816.

April nature study

Roanoke-bells (Mertensica virginica) at Shenandoah River State Park. Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) Star chickweed (Stellaria pubera) Yellow harlequin ( Corydalis flavula) This one might be Draba tomentosa. Viola × Melissifolia Grape hyacinth (Muscari genus ) Lilac ( Syringa vulgaris)