December 15
Charles Steeb (1775–1856)
Priest
Practical advice
With a spirit of service, serve first those who need your time most without leaving for tomorrow the good that you can do today.
Biography
Lutheran from Tübingen, converted to Catholicism and ordained priest, he founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy in Verona, Italy, with Sister Luisa Poloni and was beatified in 1975.
Example of
Spirit of serviceMercyPriestly life