December 5
Juan Bautista Fouque, priest (1851–1926)
Priest
Priest from Marseille and apostle of social charity, Jean-Baptiste Fouque created concrete responses for the young, the elderly, the poor and the sick.
Biography
He remained a parochial vicar throughout his life, without the lack of important positions limiting his initiative. She opened homes for young workers, orphanages, soup kitchens, educational centers and reintegration works for boys in difficulty. After the First World War he took in orphans and founded the San José Hospital. He fueled his activity with the Eucharist, confession and Marian devotion; The people called him Saint Vincent de Paul of Marseille.
Practical advice
Start today a small good work that you have postponed by thinking too much about its difficulties.
Example of
Love for the EucharistMarian devotionPriestly life