SAINT HUGH, RELIGIOUS OF OUR ORDER
Today is the Feast of Saint Hugh, who was born about 1168 at Alessandria, Italy. As a young man he became a knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. After lengthy service with the Order in the Holy Land, he was elected Master of the Commandery of San Giovanni di Prè in Genoa (Italy), where he worked in the infirmary nearby. He was renowned for miraculous powers over the natural elements. He is believed to have died in 1233.
He is regarded in the Order as having particular care of those involved actively in Hospitaller work, and in Britain may be seen as patron of the Companions of Malta.
St Hugh's name is inscribed in a panel of the outer wall of the Conventual Church of St John of Jerusalem in St John's Wood in London.
From the Collect
Saint Hugh,
God gave you the power to heal the sick by the sign of the cross.
Pray that God will give all our members
the spirit which inspired your own love
to serve God in our sick brothers and sisters.