San Expedito, patron of the urgent causes.

San Expedito is a contemporary of St. Philomena and St. George. He lived at the beginning of the fourth century under the rule of Diocletian, who years later Emperor send it to kill, and was the commander of a legion of Roman soldiers.

Despite defending the Roman Empire of the Asian Barbarians, a day was touched by the grace of God and received the Divine Light, this episode would change his life forever turning immediately to Christianity. At the time of his conversion, a crow was present symbolizing the Spirit of Evil and told Cras ... Cras ... Cras ... , (Which in Latin siginifica Tomorrow Morning ... ... ... Tomorrow) trying to persuade him at the same time of his conversion to Christianity to leave it for later. San Expedito crushing reacted strongly to crow with his right foot while exclaimed Hodie ... Hodie ... Hodie (which in Latin means Today ... Today ... Today ...) do not leave anything for tomorrow, from today I will be Christian. On April 19 of 303 DC, by order of Emperor Diocletian, was sacrificed in Melitene, headquarters of the Roman Provinces in Armenia together with his fellow Caio, Galatians, Hermogenes, Aristónico and Rufo. San Expedito is recognized by the Don to solve our urgent needs in ways but it is also Patron of Youth, Student Relief, Mediator in the prosecution, Health of the Sick, Protector on the Problems of Family, Labor and Business, may be invoked in other cases

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