Here's to all the farmers working hard this summer to grow food for the world!Lived from 1070 to 1170
Hometown: Madrid, Spain
Feast Day: May 15th.
Isidore was born into a poor farming family. He had little to no education, and was taught everything he knew of his faith from his own parents, and the faith just grew from there. At a young age, when he was able to start working, he was given in service to a wealthy landlord, whom he would work for as a farmer for the rest of his life. His three loves were God, his family and his labor. Eventually he was married to St. Maria de la Cabeza. They had one son, but he died as a child. They still thrived as a faithful, working couple. Isidore often went to mass before coming to work in the morning, and at one point his co-workers complained that he was so late to work every day. When his master went to find him one morning, he was found praying while an angel was doing his ploughing for him. This was not only the miracle for Isidore. He had a great love for the poor and he would feed them with food that miraculously multiplied. He died peacefully five years before his wife died.
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https://www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/I/stisidorethefarmer.asp
St. Isidore, thank you for your example in showing that even as a humble farmer, you can still be a great saint. Teach us how to integrate prayer into our work like you did, and serve God through every action, no matter how small. Thank you St. Isidore, and bless all workers, especially farmers!
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