The Basics: Born December 9, 1940, in Italy; died September 17, 2006, in Somalia; beatified May 26, 2018; feast day, September 17. Woman religious, nurse. The Story: Leonella Sgorbati was doing what she loved when she died a martyr’s death. Born in Italy, Leonella knew at sixteen she wanted to be a woman religious, but at her… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Leonella Sgorbati
Category: Martyrs
Some Time with God and Community
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. And when (Paul and Barnabas arrived in Antioch), they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a… Continue reading Some Time with God and Community
Of Stoning
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It’s not a quick death, stoning. It takes about a half hour, and you get bruised and battered and bloodied. Probably, you pray for one of the first… Continue reading Of Stoning
Wednesday’s Women: The Martyrs of Angers
The Basics: Eighty-three women, born between 1721 and 1771; died between January 12-April 16, 1794, in France; beatified February 19, 1984, by John Paul 22; feast day, February 1; martyrs, laywomen, women religious. The Story: They were mothers, daughters, sisters. Three of them were women religious. It appears they were everyday women… not leaders in their communities… Continue reading Wednesday’s Women: The Martyrs of Angers