"It is the saints who change the world for the better, they transform it in a lasting way, injecting in it energies that only love inspired by the Gospel can arouse. The saints are the great benefactors of humanity!"
Pope Benedict XVI
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Day 343 -- Blessed Jose Tàpies y Sirvant
Blessed Jose Tàpies y Sirvant was born on March 15, 1869 in Lleida, Spain. He was a priest in the Diocese of Urgell, Spain. He was martyred in the Spanish Civil War on August 13, 1936. He was beatified on October 29, 2005.
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