Blessed Francis X. Seelos, Redemptorist priest

Blessed Francis Seelos dedicated the last years of his life to bringing spiritual relief and administering the last sacraments to those dying of the yellow fever epidemic in the Irish Channel, New Orleans.

"The assistance of power from above is plainly visible, so that we are often humbled at seeing the great mercy and goodness of God!" -- Father Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R.

Courtesy of Father Byron Miller, Executive Director of seelos.org.