*ST GUY* *Priest* *June 12* _Guy is originally a Hebrew male name as *Goy* which means *Gentile*_ Nothing is known about the birth and early life of St Guy only that he was a devout young christian of Cortona, supplementing an inheritance by the work of his hands and making available to the poor whatever he did not need for his own use. In 1211, he provided hospitality for St Francis of Assisi and on the latter's first visit to Cortona with one of his companions. At the end of their common meals St Guy asked to become a member of the followers of the Seraphic Saint. He was told that to do so, he had to abondon all things. Rising from the table, he immediately arranged for the sale of his possessions and together with the Franciscans distributed the proceeds as alms. The next day he was invested with the Franciscan habit and a little convent was built at Cortona although he received permission to occupy a small cell on a bridge over a stream. Since he was an educated man, he was ordained to the priesthood and gave ample evidence to his people of his great holiness, powerful eloquence, and extraordinary gifts. Among the miracles he performed were the raising of a girl who had drowned and the multiplication of a meal in time of famine. So when St Francis spoke glowingly of him on a subsequent visit to Cortona, he was only telling the people what they already knew. St Guy died at the age of sixty, about the year 1245, after receiving a vision of St Francis coming once again to Cortona, only this time to lead him home to paradise. St Guy, pray for us. Amen 🙏🏾 Happy feast day to all Guy. _Roncalli_