Gaspar del Bufalo

thumb|Gaspar del Bufalo Gaspar Melchior Balthazar del Bufalo, CPPS (January 6, 1786 – December 28, 1837), also known as Gaspare del Bufalo, was a Catholic priest and the founder of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Canonised as a saint in 1954, he is liturgically commemorated on October 21. Quotes From your open side, ark of salvation, furnace of charity, came blood and water, a sign of the sacraments and tenderness of your love, O Christ, who loved us and washed us in your blood! From the Prayer to Most Precious Blood of Jesus, quoted in San Gaspare del Bufalo, sacerdote, fondatore dei Missionari del Preziosissimo Sangue, vaticannews.va. O blood of Jesus Christ, balm of our souls, source of mercy, let my tongue, purple with blood in the daily celebration of Mass, bless you now and always. From the Prayer to Most Precious Blood of Jesus, quoted in San Gaspare del Bufalo, sacerdote, fondatore dei Missionari del Preziosissimo Sangue, vaticannews.va. (Refusing to swear to the Napoleonic regime) I must not, I cannot, I do not want to. Quoted in Gaspare Del Bufalo (1786-1837), causesanti.va. Quotes about He travels through almost all the regions of central Italy, bringing from all over, with the example of his piety, his humility, his charity, reconciliation and peace, the relief of bodily and above all spiritual miseries. At the same time he gave wise Rules to the Institute, and exclaiming: Paradise, paradise! he avoided any offer of ecclesiastical dignity, wishing to remain until his death «on stage», that is, in the field of sacred preaching, confident as he was that in this way he would receive the eternal prize more easily and without delay. And the Lord accepted his prayer that death should come upon him in the midst of the labors of the apostolate; and he left his children a wonderful model of a heroic zeal that generously slanders itself for the greatest good of souls. Pope Pius XII, from the speech held on occasion of the Canonizaton of Pietro Chanel, Gaspare Del Bufalo, Giuseppe Pignatelli, Domenico Savio and Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, vatican.va, Rome, (June 12, 1954). External links Gaspare del Bufalo del Bufalo, Gaspare Category:1786 births Category:1837 deaths Category:Roman Catholic priests Category:Catholic saints Category:Religious leaders