In his speech before his execution at Tyburn on June 23, 1608, Father Thomas Garnet, SJ, proclaimed himself, “the happiest man this day alive“. Because of his destination after his travail, he was entirely correct in that observation. May we all be so fortunate as him.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Thomas Garnet
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.