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It's the Feast of Monday in Holy Week, 1st Class, with the color of Violet. In this episode: the meditation: "Fidelity", today's news from the Church: "Inseparable Jurisdiction?", a preview of the Sermon: "Persecution of Our Lord, Persecution of Tradition", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org

Sources Used Today:

• "Fidelity" — Toward Easter
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/toward-easter
  
  
• "Inseparable Jurisdiction?" (FSSPX.news)
  • https://fsspx.news/en/news/inseparable-jurisdiction-58066
  
  
• "Persecution of Our Lord, Persecution of Tradition" (SSPX Sermons)
  • SSPX YouTube: Sermons Playlist
  • Listen & Subscribe: SSPX Sermons Podcast
  
  
• The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
  • https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop
  
  

Saint Leonard Murialdo was a gentle and devoted priest whose life was spent in quiet service to the young, especially the poor and abandoned. He was born in 1828 in Turin, Italy, into a well-to-do family. As a young man, he experienced a crisis of faith and drifted away from religious practice. Yet through grace and reflection, he returned to the Church with renewed conviction, a conversion that would shape the rest of his life.

Ordained a priest, Leonard was soon drawn into the growing movement of charity and education taking place in Turin. He worked closely with John Bosco, assisting in the care and formation of boys who had been left without guidance or support. These were children of the streets, often neglected and at risk, and Leonard saw in them a profound need not only for instruction, but for love and stability.

After further study and time spent in Paris, he returned to Turin and took on the leadership of the Collegio Artigianelli, a school for poor boys learning trades. There, he developed a system of education that combined practical training with spiritual formation. He believed that to form a young man fully, one must address both his soul and his daily life. His approach was patient, personal, and deeply rooted in charity.

In 1873, Leonard founded the Congregation of Saint Joseph, also known as the Josephites of Murialdo. This community was dedicated to the education and care of youth, especially those most in need. He entrusted the work to Saint Joseph, seeing in him a model of quiet labor, responsibility, and fatherly care. Throughout his life, Leonard emphasized humility, trust in God, and perseverance in small duties.

He died in 1900, leaving behind not grand institutions, but a living legacy of charity that continued to grow through those he had formed.

Devotion to Saint Leonard Murialdo is especially strong among educators and those who work with youth. He is honored as a patron of young people, apprentices, and those seekin