St. Julie Billiart was born July 12, 1751, in France, and died on this date in 1816. Julie, who was among the youngest children in a large family, had the most basic of educations, and was partially paralyzed for most of her life. In the time she was bedridden, she was known for her devout… Continue reading St. Julie Billiart: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska was born in what is now Ukraine on November 20, 1869, and died on this date in 1919. Josaphata’s plan was to enter a cloistered order of women religious. But there was pressing need for women to minister to ethnic Ukrainians in the area, which was then part of Austria-Hungary. The population’s… Continue reading Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Pierina Morosini: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
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
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