St. Gemma Galgani was born on this date in 1878 in Italy and died on April 11, 1903. This mystic is known as the Daughter of Passion… she began to experience the holy stigmata when she was twenty-one. Gemma also suffered greatly physically during her time on earth, including tuberculosis, which eventually claimed her life,… Continue reading St. Gemma Galgani: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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Blessed Jacinta Marto: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Jacinta Marto was born on this date in 1910 in Portugal and died shortly before her tenth birthday. She’s best remembered as one of the three children who in 1917 saw the Blessed Virgin at Fatima. The others were her brother Francisco and their cousin Lucia. It’s said that Jacinta changed greatly through the… Continue reading Blessed Jacinta Marto: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Anne Marie Eugenie of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Saint Anne Marie Eugenie of Jesus was born on August 25, 1817 in France and died on this date in Paris in 1898. Today, we’d say her family was culturally Catholic; she made her first communion when she was twelve, but otherwise, her parents were not very involved in their faith. Due to financial issues… Continue reading St. Anne Marie Eugenie of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Of Lent, Love, and Food That Doesn’t Go Stale
I’m participating in the Keeping LOVE in LENT Blog Link-Up 2014, hosted by the Catholic Bloggers Network. We’ll be sharing different ways, tips, stories and real-life experiences that will help us focus on Lenten sacrifices, prayer and good deeds and how to carry them out with LOVE instead of a GRUMBLE. Please scroll to the five hostesses’ contact… Continue reading Of Lent, Love, and Food That Doesn’t Go Stale