Blessed Dominic Iturrate of the Blessed Sacrament - May 11th

1901-1927

Lived an intense spiritual life, joyfully accepting God’s will he resigned himself to sickness, suffering and death by consumption.

Dominic was born in Dima (Vizcaya), Spain on May 11, 1901, and after having received a Christian upbringing from his parents, he felt a calling to the religious life and to the priesthood. He entered the Trinitarian Order and began to live out intensely its spirituality. Soon after being ordained a priest, he was stricken with incurable tuberculosis. Without sadness or regret, but rather joyfully accepting God’s will, he resigned himself to sickness, suffering, and eventual death. He died on April 7, 1927. His mortal remains now rest in the Trinitarian church at Algorta (Vizcaya), Spain. He was beatified on October 30, 1983 by Pope John Paul II.

The memorial for Blessed Dominic Iturrate is celebrated on May 11.