Belated Saint of the day- Bl Dodo- Mar 30

Blessed Dodo, monk and hermit        (AD 1231)

Despite his obvious vocation to the religious life, Dodo's parents made him marry. When his father died, he was able to follow his vocation and enter the Premonsratensian Order. Meanwhile, his wife and  his mother entered a convent. With permission from the Abbot, he withdrew to a secluded place, where he lived a solitary life for 4 years.  his only visitors were the evil spirits, who tried to tempt him. He moved to another place in Friesland, called Asch or Hasch, where he increased his austerities. As he prostrated himself before a crucifix one day, the figure on it spoke. The figure told him that he would suffer a long time on the cross. Dodo had the gift of healing, and many people were cured at his hands. When he became a very old man, he was killed when a collapsing wall fell on him. After he died, The marks of Our Lord's Holy Wounds were said to have been found on his body. This may be the earliest known case of the Stigmata, however it may be possible that these wounds were caused by the wall falling on him. his feast is March 30.