"When God’s grace touches our innermost minds to bring understanding, His Word which has been received by the ear sinks deep into the heart."
Saint Isidore of Seville was born around the year 560 in Cartagena, Spain. His parents were known for their piety. Three of his siblings became saints as well. While in school he was a poor student, but be gave the problem over to God and became one of the most learned men of his time. He became a priest and helped his brother, Leander, archbishop of Seville. Isidore became archbishop of Seville around the year 601; he succeeded his brother in the position. He required there be seminaries in every dioceses and wrote a rule for religious orders. He was an outstanding writer and wrote a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a history of Goths, and history of the world, beginning with creation. Presided at the Second Council of Seville, and the Fourth Council of Toledo. Introduced the works of Aristotle to Spain. He died on April 4, 636, in Seville.
He was proclaimed Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIV in 1722 and became patron of the computer and Internet in 1999. He is also patron of students. He is also one of the patrons of World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain.
Saint Isidore can be a model for us all...in how to hand over our problems to God. When we do, God's plans shine through and we are who God wants us to be.
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