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
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St. Mary of Egypt: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Mary of Egypt lived from about 344 to 421, and her feast day is today. It’s said she came to Jerusalem to ply her trade as a prostitute. There, Mary attempted to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but a force kept her from doing so. After praying with a statue of the… Continue reading St. Mary of Egypt: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Olympia Bida: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Olympia Bida was born in Ukraine in 1903 and died on January 28, 1952 in Russia. Her feast day is April 2. Olympia and another St. Joseph sister got into trouble for facilitating surreptitious religious services and catechization and were exiled to Siberia. She spent more than a year in a prison camp before dying… Continue reading Blessed Olympia Bida: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Juana Maria Condesa Lluch: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Juana Maria Condesa Lluch was born in Spain on March 30 in 1862, and died on January 16, 1916. Her family was very wealthy, but she knew from the time she was young she wanted to serve the poor. When she was eighteen, Juana Maria went to her archbishop with the idea of founding… Continue reading Blessed Juana Maria Condesa Lluch: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections