St Richard of Chichester

[cappie]

"O [Jesus Christ] most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
may I know thee more clearly, love thee more dearly, and follow thee more nearly, day by day." – St Richard of Chichester whose feast is today (16 June)

Orphaned while a young lad, he received an excellent education at Oxford, Paris, and Bologna, Italy He earned a doctorate in law from the University of Bologna. He was appointed chancellor of Oxford in 1235 and then chancellor to Edmund Rich, who was archbishop of Canterbury. He was ordained in 1243. St Boniface named Richard Bishop of Chichester. He insisted upon strict adherence to discipline among the clergy, aided the poor, and fearlessly denounced the corruption and vices of the contemporary Church and the royal court. His death came at Dover, in a home for poor priests. Richard was canonized in 1262, and his tomb became a popular shrine noted for its miracles until the Reformation in England.

[Luigi]

I interpret Mass into American Sign Language at the local St. Richard's parish. I'm glad to see him getting his props here.