Saint of the Day 01/April
Saint of the Day (April 01) ✠ Blessed Anacleto Gonz├бlez Flores ✠ Born: July 13, 1888, Tepatitl├бn, Mexico Died: April 1, 1927, Guadalajara, Mexico Education: Escuela Libre de Derecho Bl. Anacleto Gonzalez Flores was the second of twelve children born to a poor family in Jalisco, Mexico. He was baptized the day after his birth. As he grew, a priest recognized his intelligence and recommended that he enter the seminary. Anacleto studied there for a time before discerning that he was not called to the priesthood. Instead he became an attorney, husband, and father, as well as an activist for his Catholic faith. He was a prolific writer and dedicated catechism teacher, and attended daily Mass. He joined the Catholic Association of Young Mexicans (ACJM) in addition to starting another Catholic lay organization committed to resisting the fierce persecution of the Catholic Church under the infamous Mexican dictator, Calles. Initially he particip...