St Joseph Cupertino

Joseph was born in Cupertino, Italy.  He came from a poor family and was considered a very simple and absent-minded child.  He did not do anything well.  He was clumsy and forgetful. Most people thought he would not do much in his life but they were wrong.  Joseph decided to become a priest.  He first joined the Capuchin order but was asked to leave after a few months.  He then went to a Franciscan monastery to work in the stables.   He became more careful and hard-working and was asked to join the Franciscans and became a priest.
As a priest, he was very prayerful and humble.  God gave him the gift of levitation while he prayed.  This means that Father Joseph would rise off the ground when he prayed.  Sometimes during Mass, he would be lifted to the ceiling and balance there until his prayer was finished. Father Joseph always remained close to Jesus all his life.  He died in 1663 at the age of 60.