St. Lidwina of Schiedam was born April 18, 1380, in the Netherlands and died on this date in 1433. One winter day, the teenager went skating with a friend and fell on the ice so hard that she broke a rib. That was the beginning of pain and illness that would wrack Lidwina’s body for the… Continue reading St. Lidwina of Schiedam: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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Blessed Margaret of Castello: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Margaret of Castello was born in Italy about 1287, and died in 1320. We celebrate her feast day today. Margaret was born blind, and suffered from curvature of the spine. First, her family kept her confined to a small room, then they abandoned her after a visit to a shrine failed to cure her.… Continue reading Blessed Margaret of Castello: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Godeberta: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Godeberta was born in about 640 in France and died about 700. Her feast day was yesterday. Godeberta’s parents planned to make a good match for her, so took her to Clovis II’s court. There, the girl met with the bishop who became St. Eligius, and he told her he hoped she would think… Continue reading St. Godeberta: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Elena Guerra: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Elena Guerra was born in Italy on June 23, 1865, and died two hundred years ago today. This Italian nun was devoted to the Holy Spirit, so much so that she wrote Pope Leo XIII twelve confidential letters asking that he encourage Catholics to be more aware of the Holy Spirit. Interestingly, the pope… Continue reading Blessed Elena Guerra: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections