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
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St. Candida Maria de Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Today’s saint, Candida Maria de Jesus, and yesterday’s woman, Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus, were Spanish contemporaries. Candida Maria was born on May 31, 1845, and died on August 9, 1912. Her feast day is today. But while Maria Josefa’s ministry was with the sick, Candida Maria’s focus was on education. She was… Continue reading St. Candida Maria de Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus was born in Spain on September 7, 1842, and died there on this date in 1912. She briefly entered a religious order, but it wasn’t a good fit. Several years later, St. Maria Josefa and three other women left and founded the Institute of the Servants of… Continue reading St. Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections