Saint Gaspar del Bufalo

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Founder of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood

Saint Gaspar del Bufalo stood up against the powers of evil, which in his day was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Taped in Italy.

 His famous words.
"I cannot,  I must not and  I will not!"

Apostle of the devotion to the Precious Blood, was born in Rome on January 6, 1786.

As a devoted priest Saint Gaspar del Bufalo he revived the works of the apostolate in Rome and later became a dedicated missionary. In his missionary travels of Italy he invited the faithful to reflect upon and to adore the Precious Blood of Christ.

In the year 1815 he founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.

Saint Gaspar del Bufalo was Beatified by St. Pius X in 1904 and canonized by Pius XII on June 12, 1954.

Manifesting his particular devotion to St. Gaspar del Bufalo, Pope John XXIII visited his body in the Church of Santa Maria in Trivio on January 4, 1963, where it remains enshrined for the veneration of the faithful.

I cannot – I must not – I will not!!
These are the words of a young priest, when confronted by an evil government to deny his loyalty to his Pope, and give it to a dictator, Napoleon Bonaparte. His reward for his refusal to give in to this despot and his demands was four years in prison, in four of the worst prisons in Italy. And each year when he was asked to change his mind and pledge his loyalty to Napoleon, his response was always the same, “I cannot – I must not – I will not!!
Family, we just finished a program on a little known Saint here in the United States, but one who is so powerful, we know we can all relate to his heroism in these special days we’re living in. His name is Gaspar del Bufalo, and he is Roman by birth. He was ordained a priest at age 22 in 1808, and two years later, in 1810, the French demanded he pledge his allegiance to Napoleon. Continued