Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J. Quotes

“Borromeo recommended that Aloysius study The Catechism of the Council of Trent and asked if the young prince had made his First Communion. Aloysius replied that he had not. The cardinal, who would not allow the event to be postponed took it upon himself to prepare him to receive the Blessed Sacrament”
― Silas Henderson, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J.: With an Undivided Heart

“After the archpriest John Baptist Pastorio entered [Aloysius'] name in the baptismal registry, he added the following words: Sit felix, carusque deo, ter optimo terque maximo, et hominibus in aeternum vivat”
― Silas Henderson, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J.: With an Undivided Heart

“After the archpriest John Baptist Pastorio entered [Aloysius'] name in the baptismal registry, he added the following words: 'Sit felix, carusque deo, ter optimo terque maximo, et hominibus in aeternum vivat”
― Silas Henderson, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J.: With an Undivided Heart