06/03/2026
š§ Holy Lives: The Armor of a Smile ā St. Dominic Savio
Episode 27
What was on your mind at 14? Math finals? Finding a seat at lunch? š
For Dominic Savio, the goal was a bit more... ambitious. He walked up to his teacher (the legendary St. John Bosco) and dropped a bombshell: "I feel the need to become a saint."
But if youāre picturing a kid who sat in corners and avoided fun, think again. Dominicās "strategy" for holiness wasn't gloomāit was joy. In the middle of a messy, loud boys' school, he proved that being "the good kid" didn't mean being a doormat. It meant having the backbone to stand up to bullies and the heart to keep a smile through it all. š”ļøš
He wasnāt a saint despite being a kid; he was a saint by being one.
His witness reminds us: Holiness isn't about long faces; itās about a heart so full of God that it canāt help but be cheerful. āØ
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