February 14
Juan Bautista de la Concepción (1561–1613)
Trinitarian priest
Practical advice
Before correcting someone else's habit, change the same defect in yourself today and then formulate your request with respect.
Biography
Spanish Trinitarian priest, Juan Bautista de la Concepción promoted the reform of his Order to recover the primitive rule, poverty, prayer and redemptive service. He encountered internal and external resistance, but acted with firmness, obedience and charity, without confusing renewal with harshness. He founded numerous houses and wrote spiritual works that express his desire to be conformed to Christ. His life teaches that authentic reform begins with personal conversion and remains united to the Church.
Example of
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