From his childhood Saint Paschal Baylon seems to have been marked out for the service of God. Amid his daily labors as a shepherd, he found time to instruct and evangelize the rude herdsmen who kept their flocks on the hills of Aragon. At the age of twenty-four he entered the reformed Franciscan Order near the town of Monfort, Spain, where he remained, out of humility, a simple lay brother, occupying himself by preference with the roughest and most servile tasks.

He was distinguished by his ardent devotion and love for the Blessed Sacrament. He would spend hours on his knees before the tabernacle, often being raised from the ground in the fervor of his prayer. And there, from the authentic and eternal Truth, he drew such stores of wisdom that, unlettered as he was, he was considered by all a master in theology and spiritual science.

Shortly after his profession he was sent to Paris on business connected with his Order. The journey was full of perils, owing to the hostility of the Huguenots, who were numerous at the time in the south of France; and on four separate occasions Paschal was in imminent danger of death at their hands. Twice he was taken for a spy; but it was not God’s will that His servant should obtain the crown of martyrdom which he so earnestly desired, though he regarded himself as unworthy of it. He returned in safety to his convent, where he would later die in the odor of sanctity in 1592.

Multitudes witnessed the miracles which took place during the three days his body was exposed for veneration. He was canonized in 1690, and in 1897 declared patron of all Eucharistic congresses and confraternities.

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  1. St. Paschal Baylon, please pray for me to the Lord Our God with all the Saints in Heaven. Please pray that my loved ones and I will join God the Father in eternal life. Amen

  2. St.Paschal Baylon, pray for me, for my special intentions, for family, for world peace, for forgiveness of sins, for purity, for humbleness, for happiness, for love, for good health, Mary undoer of knots, pray for us. Jesus I trust in you.

  3. St Paschal. During a holy gifted prayer service a brother in Christ approached me and said, “God has heard your prayers, say a nine day to St Paschal and your prayer will be answered”. I wasn’t aware of your Sainthood but became aware of your devotion to the Holy Eucharist. Please pray for me that the burden on my heart be lifted. Pray that I submit with praise to Gid’s perfect Will for my life.

    Yours in Christ,

    DM

  4. SAINT. BAYLON,,,,,,NOW…..IS….THE….TIME……FOR….YOU….AND….ALL…OF….GOD’S
    PEOPLE….TO….RISE…UP…AND…RID……THIS…WORLD….OF…THE….UGLY…. ONES!!!!!!!
    I…ASK. YOU. SAINT. BAYLON……TO….SEND…..YOUR…..SAINTS….YOUR…PRAYERS…TO
    US…WHO…WISH…TO…LIVE…CLOSER….TO…OUR…LORD….JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!

  5. PLEASE PRAY TO SAINT PASCHAL BAYLON, GOD, JESUS CHRIST, HOLY SPIRIT, MY SON, FAMILIES, THE WORLD, MYSELF, GUARDIAN ANGELS, SAINTS, ANGELS, PRIESTS, NUNS, FRIENDS, ENEMIES, THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS. AMEN

  6. St Pashal Baylon please pray for my cousin Denny Enos that he may come into revcovery and that David our coffee person may come back to us

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