St Stanislaus Kostka (1550-1568) was a young man craving to become a Jesuit against all odds. He died shortly after entering the novitiate aged only 17.
Aloysius was from an aristocrat Italian family. Shortly after joining the Jesuits, he died as a result of caring for the victims of plague. He was beatified in 1605 and canonized in 1726.
Brother James joined the Jesuits in 1946. He worked as a cook for many years in the Oxfordshire Heythrop, and at Manresa House Roehampton. He now lives in London.
