Alphonsus studied very hard as he grew up and he became a very good lawyer. Even though he was a very good lawyer he always thought it might be easier to be closer to God if he was not a lawyer. So after being a lawyer for 12 years, Alphonsus quit being a lawyer and decided to study to become a priest. His dad was not happy with this decision and wanted Alphonsus to continue being a lawyer, but soon he saw that this is what Alphonsus really wanted and he gave him his blessing. Alphonsus became a priest when he was 30 years old. His first years as a priest were spent living with and help the poor, homeless and ignored young people in Naples. With the young people he organized places of prayer, teachings, activities and education; these places where called “Evening Chapels”. By the end of his life there were 72 Evening Chapels with over 10,000 people who were part of them. When Fr. Alphonsus taught people about God they listened and understood and many people came to know Jesus through him. He founded an order of priests called the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, whose mission was to share the gospel and teach and care for the very poor people in Italy. This order spread all over the world. Alphonsus was made bishop later in his life and continued the great work that God had for him, the Church loved his teachings so much that he was made a Doctor of the Church.
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