St Casimir

Casimir was born a Polish prince and he had 12 brothers and sisters.  His dad was the king of Poland.  When Casimir was only 15 years old, he was asked to become the King of Hungary, but Casimir said no.  He didn't want to be a King, he wanted to spend his whole life praying and doing service, so that he could get closer to God.  He prayed everyday and sometimes spent many hours praying at night too.  He was very strict with himself so that he would not sin; he fasted lots and sometimes slept on the floor of his room to remind him to always try to be good.  Casimir also loved Mother Mary; he would sing a song to her everyday called “Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary”.  His love for God made him want to help anyone that was suffering; the poor, the orphaned, the sick, those in prison; he cared for them, protected them and gave them everything he could.  Although Casimir never let anything stop him from loving God and doing good, he was often sick.  When Casimir was 26, he was on a mission in another country, and his lungs became very sick with Tuberculosis and died.