00:00Born in 1603 in Cupertino, Joseph Maria Desa was a modest child, often sick and considered simple-minded.
00:09Dreaming of a religious life, he was rejected by several orders, deemed unsuitable and too uneducated.
00:16His perseverance eventually led him to be accepted, as a simple stable boy, by the Conventual Franciscans.
00:23There, despite his clumsiness, his piety was immense, his love for God unwavering.
00:30It was through prayer that he began to rise.
00:33Joseph of Cupertino became famous for his mystical levitations.
00:38In the middle of Mass, during prayer or upon hearing the sacred names, he would rise into the air, sometimes on
00:44several meters, hovering above the stunned crowd.
00:49His spectacular and uncontrollable ecstasies and levitations made him famous, but also brought him trouble.
00:56The Inquisition kept him under surveillance, moving him from convent to convent to avoid public unrest.
01:04Some considered him a madman, others a saint.
01:07But Joseph remained humble, wanting to hide his gifts, but unable to suppress them.
01:14He is also credited with healings, prophecies, and a mysterious knowledge of hearts.
01:20He was a man of pure and simple faith, whose life defied logic.
01:26Joseph of Cupertino died in 1663.
01:30Canonized in 1767, he is today the patron saint of students, especially those struggling with exams.
01:37aviators, astronauts and those with learning difficulties.
01:43He reminds us that true wisdom comes from a pure heart and unwavering faith.
01:48capable of transcending the laws of gravity and the expectations of the world.
01:53He is the saint of the simple, showing that holiness is within everyone's reach.
01:58He is the saint, showing that holiness is within everyone's reach.
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