THE SERVANT OF GOD JORDAN MAI

THE SERVANT OF GOD JORDAN MAI

Born Henry Mai September 1, 1866, in Westphalia to poor parents, he worked until age 29 as a simple laborer and soldier. He became Franciscan Brother Jordan in 1895 and spent the last 15 years of his life in the Franciscan friary at Dortmund. He lived a quiet and retired life full of humility modeled after the Blessed Virgin Mary. In his interior life he attained a high degree of mysticism. One of his greatest delights was to serve the priest at holy Mass. His charity toward his neighbor made him loved by many. Franciscan cheerfulness radiated from is whole being. The extraordinary answers to prayers directed to him have caused him to be called “The St. Anthony of Dortmund.” His tomb is at the foot of the sanctuary in the Franciscan church in Dortmund.