Blessed Maria Restituta was born May 1, 1894, in what is now the Czech Republic and died on this date in Vienna in 1943. She entered the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity community when she was twenty, taking the name Restituta after an early martyr, and served as a surgical nurse. Maria Restituta’s outspoken nature… Continue reading Blessed Maria Restituta: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections