An Angel of God

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title: An Angel of God
Language: English
Year: 1936
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Fulltext: THE YOUNG CITIZEN lQi An Angel Of God 6UY DE FONT6ALLAND By ~ol Solvosa IN a story of the little saints which you read last month, you saw the name of Guy de Fontgalland. This month we shall tell you the complete story of little Guy. He was born in France in 1913. At a very early age, he was made to wear the colors of the Virgin Mary, whom he calle<l his Heavenly Mamma. 'l'he love for Jesus was inculcated in him by his parents, and the first word that he learned to say was "Zesus" meaning, "Jesus". His short life was filled with many illustrations of his love for Jesus. He did not like to eat meat, but at every meal, except on Fridays, he would take a mouthful of it as a sacrifice for Jesus. One. Friday, his nurse noticed that Guy was finding difficulty in walking. Removing his shoes, she found a stone in one of them. Guy explaine<l that since he could not make his sacrifice by e~ting meat, he substituted the stone for it. Another time, his mother gave him some bitter ·medicine. "Swallow it quickly, so that you will not taste it," suggested his mother. Guy only grinned and let the medicine stay in his mouth for a long time before he swallowed it. These are only a few of the little sacrifices by which he ·showed his love for Jesus. Little Guy's foremost ambition was to be a priest. "When I grow up," he said, "I shall be a priest. I shall invent an airplane and fly to the lands where the people have never heard of Jesus and I shall tell them about Him." But God had a different plan ~for our little saint as we shall see later. . j Even before he received his first Holy ;f_ Communion, Guy had already a sort of comj munion with Jesus. One day, his grandmother said to him, "Do you know, Guy, that Jesus lives in the heart of little chi!~ dren when they are good?" These words ~ had an effect on. Guy, for from that day on, , even when he was playing, he would inter~ Guy de Fontgall<ind at the ngc of 12 years rupt the game and ask someone to listen if Jesus was in his heart. Guy had always looked forward to his first Communion Day. The day before that, his mother prepared him for confession.. She began to tell him about hell in order that he would be sorry for his sins, but he said, "Just tell me how Jesus suffered because of my sins." That was enough to make him sorry; so great was his love for Jesus. The next morning he woke up very early and with his parents, arrived at the church before it was opened. He was very attentive at Holy Mass and when at last Holy Communion was distributed, he received Jesus very devoutly. While he was feeling and thin.king of the joy in having Jesus in his heart. God said to him, "My little Guy, I shall take you; you will di.e young; you will not be my priest; I desire to make you my angel." And the boy answered, "Yes", to the will of God even if it meant leaving his parents and his little brother. Many times, he was about to tell this to his mother, but the thought that it would make her sad made him keep the secret to himself. (Co11tir111ccl 011 page 129) May, 1936 THE YOUNG CITIZEN STRANGE FACTS 129 A boat painted red will travel foster than a boat painted blue or white. The reason is that-barIn ancient Egypt a brother anJ sister mJrriage Was said to be an ideal one. An elephanc talks through its. nacles fasten themselves to the hull of boats. And boats that have In England. there are many canals and inland waterways. And on these canals and waterways. about 10.000 boats are registered. as dwellings. 40,000 persons live in these boats. The war in Ethiopia has had many strange effects on- trade. All rhinoceros in the London market ;:re now immediately shipped to China. There they are ground into powder. Then they are made into ipagir potions that will assure courage and brav~ry. From China. the powders are sent to Ethiopia and sold to the soldiers of Haile Selassie. In the Civil War of the United States. more Union soldiers died from disease than were act~alh killed in the battle. Camphor balls are not made our of camphor. They are made cf napthalcne. 13.Jt> a .. c noc blind. Most of us believe that they are blind. Bats possess very good eyes which 1r-? hid~~m U!l.dcr the fur on the face. Eskimos were free from disease before visits by white men. and in ord"r before they leave for duty. Baby contests are. held to stimulate interest and encourage better care of babies. There .can be no ~reater pride for a mother than to have her baby acclaimed as the most h<althy. Let us not (orget co pay a. visit ~o any hospical or hospitals on this pa·rricular day. We can be sure of Peing received with hospitality in all hospitals. for there. even sti'angcrs are always welcomed. nose. Ice cream is not cooling. In fact. ic makes you warmer. Ice cream contains starch and sugar. These toods arc classed as fuel foods which produce body heat. . Among the frogs--the he frogs make all the noise-while the she frogs remain mute. . Enrico Caruso, the late opera ·singer, will long be remembered in Italy. In a tiny chapel. there stands a candle sixteen feet high. which iR burned once a year in his memorv. That candle will last eighteen cenruries. Flauberc, noted. Fren(\h noveli<>t. wrote poetry when he was young with a human skull on his desk for inspiration. Georges Clemenceau. the latl' French statesman, often wo~e slippl'rs and gloves when he went to bed. Alexander.Dumas. who has written 298 books . .finished "The Thfcc Musketeers" in the middle of a page. He drew :i line underneath the end of the no\'::I. then he started "The Count of lvfontc Cristo" ·an the same page. AN ANGEL OF GOD (Confinued from page 107) h 1923 the Fontgallands made a pilgrirr:age. co Lourdes. There, his Hca.venly Mamma spoke co Guy: "My dear little Guy, I will •oon CO'.Tie co take you. I will come ro seek you on a Saturday in the ~rms of your mamma and will bear you str:iight to heaven." Again, the boy said. "Yes. yes." All these came to pass. Guy died of diotheria on a Saturday in the year 1925 .. It was only when he was about to die that His mother knew of his secret. His last words plenty of barnacles can not travel easily. Now, barnacles have no love for the color red. So that if J boat is painted red, barnacles will r.ot fasten themselves to it. Henc'!', a boat pain red "red can travel faster. Like hens, turtles dort'c have teeth. They have horny beaks which usually have $harp cutting edges. The tOrtoises have most of their bones on the outside like shell-· fish. Some fish also have beaks instead of teeth. Nowadays we know a good d·.?Jl .1bout bird .migrations. Bird-band. ing and oth:!r methods of identifi-. cation have helped our knowledge Hack in 1703 an English writer seriously suggested that British birdi; flew away for the Winter to the rT1oon! On the roof of the New York "Journal"' building in Manhattan 7 6 carrier pig :ons live. They bring pictures of in·oming celebrities from !hips at Quarantine 14 miles dqwn rhc Bay. Time averages 12 minutes --·-against two hours for the newspapers that wait until the ship docks. An aluminum capsule on the carrier's leg takes .two ounces of film negltivcs oc "copy" to be set. THE ADVENTURES OF (Contin11e.d from page 11.9) by Mr. Del Valle. Thz nzxt day Mr. Del Valle took Tonio and his Lalo to the City. The eye speci1list they consulted declared that an operation might brin~ 0 back the old man's sight. (To Be Continued) were: "Jesus I love You Mamma!" Madame de Fontgalland knew that che last word was not for her but for his Heave11ly Mammo.