Today is the Feast day of St. John of God. His life was transformed when he heard a sermon by John of Avila...
"...John of God worked as a nurse in the hospital until he left to rent a house and care for homeless sick persons. He and the others who joined him begged for funds to support their ministry, forming the Brothers Hospitallers Order."
After saving a drowning man from a flood, John of God became ill and died on his fifty-fifth birthday on March 8, 1550. More information here...
The Brothers Hospitallers still serve the world today...
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