Blessed Pierina Morosini was born on January 7, 1931, in Italy, the oldest child in a large family, and died on this date in 1957. One of the highlights of her short life came when she was sixteen, and she traveled from her village in northern Italy to Rome for Maria Goretti’s beatification. Pierina was… Continue reading Blessed Pierina Morosini: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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St. Ethelburga: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Ethelburga died around 647 in what is now England, and today is her feast day. She was a woman of faith… and patience. Her father was the first Christian king of Kent, and both he and her mother went on to become saints as well. When Ethelburga married Edwin, king of Northumbria, he agreed… Continue reading St. Ethelburga: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Maria Crescentia Hoss: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Maria Crescentia Hoss was born in what is now Germany on October 20, 1682 and died on April 5, 1744. Maria Crescentia was the seventh of eight children, and her family wasn’t able to put funds for the customary dowry for her to become a contemplative Franciscan nun. A local official did a favor… Continue reading St. Maria Crescentia Hoss: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Burgundofara: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Burgundofara died in France in 657, and today is her feast day. She’s best known as the first abbess of the convent she convinced her father to build for her. You might know it as Faremoutiers Abbey. The father was an officer of the royal court, and wanted to make a match for Burgundofara… Continue reading St. Burgundofara: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections