St. Lucy Filippini was born in southern Italy on January 16, 1672, and died in 1732 on this date, which is also her feast day. She found her charism in teaching… including teaching others to teach.
Lucy and a cardinal worked together to develop schools to educate girls about reading, homemaking, and religion, and the effort was so successful that the
pope called her to Rome to start schools there. The Religious Teachers Filippini carries on her work today in ten countries, including the United States.
St. Lucy Filippini said: “The Church of God is not a restful garden, but a working vineyard.”
Did you want to be a classroom teacher when you were a child? Maybe you achieved that dream, or maybe you couldn’t wait to get out of school. Regardless, share one of your own special skills with a family member, friend or acquaintance today.
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