Though he died when he was just 15 years old, St. Dominic Savio displayed a remarkable depth of humanity and holiness... When he received his first Communion, he adopted a personal motto: "Death, but not sin!" He would often slip away from the playground during a recess to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament.
- http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&calcid=24281&calpgid=10813&pgid=18431&crid=0
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Additional thoughts and ramblings:
It's interesting how some Saints were so close to God and insightful at a young age while others took the better part of a long life to grow in holiness. I guess that means there is still hope for all of us and that there is room in Heaven for all kinds of people. There's no doubt that young Dominic's faith was much stronger the my own even at his young age. What a great motto he choose to remind us that the ugliness of sin is truly worse then even our own physical death. I often used to think about the martyrs who gave up their very lives for the sake of Christ. Would I have the courage and faith to do that if presented with the situation? I hope I would but am not overly confident. But then it hit me like a ton of bricks that every day I'm faced with that question only it's not if I am willing to die for Christ, but am I willing to live my life today for Him? In that sense we are all called to be martyrs each day and to devote each breath to Jesus .
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