Saint John Joseph of the Cross

Even though John Joseph came from a rich and important family, he dressed liked a poor man, because he wanted to be poor just like Jesus was.  When he turned 16, he joined the Franciscan Order so that he could live more like Jesus did.  Brother John was a very good person; he always volunteered to do the hardest jobs, never wanted to be the centre of attention and always reached out to others in their needs.  He was given many gifts from God; he was able to know what would happen even before it happened (gift of prophesy) and he was able to heal people who were sick.  He also had the gift of floating in the air (levitation) when he was praying and he was able to be in more than one place at a time (bilocation)!  He lived until he was 80 years old.