Feast of Saint Camillus de Lellis on July 14
Published Jul 14, 2023 02:50 am
Roman Catholics celebrate Friday, July 14, the feast day of Saint Camillus (San Camilo) de Lellis, the universal patron of hospitals, nurses, doctors, and the sick.
Saint Camillus de Lellis (Catholic News Agency)
Special masses in honor of the revered founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers to the Sick will be celebrated in several Catholic churches in many parts of the world, including the Philippines, where he is well venerated. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown will preside over a holy mass at 6 p.m. at the Saint Camillus and San Lorenzo Church in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. On Saturday, July 15, Fr. Dan Cancino, Jr., provincial vicar and executive secretary of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Health Care, will celebrate a holy mass in honor of St. Camillus at 10 a.m. Triduum masses were offered from July 11 to 13. Novena prayers followed by a mass were held from July 5 to 13. A solemn procession of the images of St. Camillus and Our Lady Health of the Sick was held on July 13 after the 6 p.m. mass. Free medical services were also held as well as a talk on the life of St. Camillus and a healing mass with anointing of the sick. In 2013, the sacred relic of the popular Italian monk – the preserved heart of St. Camillus - was brought to the country as part of a pilgrim tour in celebration of his 400th death anniversary which was observed in 2016. Every year, on his feast day, pilgrims and devotees gather at his major shrine, the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Rome, Italy, where he was buried, and where several of his relics are kept, to light candles and make special offerings. Known as a dedicated priest, confessor, and miracle worker, St. Camillus and his followers cared and treated the sick as “living images of Christ” and considered serving the sick as serving God. He was bestowed with the gifts of healing and prophecy. Born on May 25, 1550 in the province of Chietti, Italy, he died on July 14, 1614, and was canonized by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746.
Saint Camillus de Lellis (Catholic News Agency)
Special masses in honor of the revered founder of the Order of Clerks Regular Ministers to the Sick will be celebrated in several Catholic churches in many parts of the world, including the Philippines, where he is well venerated. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles John Brown will preside over a holy mass at 6 p.m. at the Saint Camillus and San Lorenzo Church in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. On Saturday, July 15, Fr. Dan Cancino, Jr., provincial vicar and executive secretary of the CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Health Care, will celebrate a holy mass in honor of St. Camillus at 10 a.m. Triduum masses were offered from July 11 to 13. Novena prayers followed by a mass were held from July 5 to 13. A solemn procession of the images of St. Camillus and Our Lady Health of the Sick was held on July 13 after the 6 p.m. mass. Free medical services were also held as well as a talk on the life of St. Camillus and a healing mass with anointing of the sick. In 2013, the sacred relic of the popular Italian monk – the preserved heart of St. Camillus - was brought to the country as part of a pilgrim tour in celebration of his 400th death anniversary which was observed in 2016. Every year, on his feast day, pilgrims and devotees gather at his major shrine, the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Rome, Italy, where he was buried, and where several of his relics are kept, to light candles and make special offerings. Known as a dedicated priest, confessor, and miracle worker, St. Camillus and his followers cared and treated the sick as “living images of Christ” and considered serving the sick as serving God. He was bestowed with the gifts of healing and prophecy. Born on May 25, 1550 in the province of Chietti, Italy, he died on July 14, 1614, and was canonized by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746.