St Wolfgang

As a young boy, Wolfgang studied with the Benedictines. He became a teacher when he grew up and, after teaching for a little while, felt Jesus was asking him to join the Benedictines. When he entered the monastery, he was put in charge of the school. He later became a priest and spent a year in Hungary with a group of monks, preaching and sharing the Gospel message. The Church could see what a good and smart man Wolfgang was and so, even though he had not been a priest for very long, he was made Bishop of Regensburg in Germany. He was very well known as a smart and energetic servant of the Church. He worked hard to make changes in the Church so that Christians could get closer to Jesus, more people could get into school, and the poor would be helped. He even taught the King, Emperor Henry II, and helped him to rule his country fairly and with faith in Jesus. Near the end of his life, Bishop Wolfgang became a hermit, leaving the city and going to a hidden spot to be alone with Jesus.