St. Catherine of Sweden was born in 1331 and died in on March 24, 1381. Her feast day is today.
Catherine was a devoted daughter to St. Bridget of Sweden. The pair were visiting Rome together when nineteen-year-old Catherine’s husband died back in Sweden, and the mother and daughter grew still closer as a result of that loss.
Bridget had founded a religious order known as the Brigittines, and it was Catherine who gained Vatican approval for the order’s rule after Bridget died. Catherine also actively advocated for her mother’s canonization, which came ten years after Catherine’s death.
1 Timothy 5 advises: “If a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn 
their religious duty to their own family and make some repayment to their parents; for this is pleasing in God’s sight.”
Spend some time today, in person or on the phone, with your mother or daughter… or someone who’s like a mother or daughter to you. Laugh. Share. Love.
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