The Basics: Born November 20, 1869, in Ukraine; died April 7, 1919, in Ukraine; beatified June 27, 2001, by John Paul II; feast day, November 20. Woman religious. The Story: The late 19th century was a time of rapid growth for the city of Lviv in western Ukraine. But in rural areas, there was much poverty and… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: Blessed Josaphata Hordashevska
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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 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