St. Margaret Clitherow was born about 1556 in York, England, and died on March 25, 1586. Margaret is among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales who were executed between 1535 and 1679 on treason and related charges for defending the Catholic faith. Margaret converted to Catholicism when she was eighteen, and was an ardent… Continue reading St. Margaret Clitherow: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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St. Lucy Filippini: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Lucy Filippini was born in southern Italy on January 16, 1672, and died in 1732 on this date, which is also her feast day. She found her charism in teaching… including teaching others to teach. Lucy and a cardinal worked together to develop schools to educate girls about reading, homemaking, and religion, and the effort… Continue reading St. Lucy Filippini: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Maria Karlowska: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Maria Karlowska was born in Poland on September 4, 1865, and died on this date in 1935. When Maria was working as a dressmaker, she began meeting prostitutes and other poverty-stricken young women. Rather than condemning these women, Maria went on to found the Polish Good Shepherd Sisters, an order that helps women find… Continue reading Blessed Maria Karlowska: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayes: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayes was born on June 29, 1832, in a small town in Lebanon and died one hundred years ago today. This is her feast day. She was seventeen or so when she entered a convent. Many years later, when she was fifty-three, Rafqa prayed to Jesus to be allowed to experience… Continue reading St. Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayes: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections