BY FATHER FRANK SALMANI, St. William Church, Warwick
St. John of God, the Italian lay founder of the Order of Brothers Hospitalers, spent his life serving the poor and sick. After he received last rites, he spoke these words: "There are three things that make me uneasy. The first is that I have received so many graces from God, and have not recognized them, and have repaid them with so little of my own. The second is that after I am dead, I fear lest the poor women I have rescued and the poor sinners I have reclaimed, may be treated badly. The third is that those who have trusted me with money, and who I have not fully repaid, may suffer loss on my account."
Father Frank S. Salmani,
St. William Church, Warwick
