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Monday, January 5, 2009
"If every good Catholic girl became a nun, there would be no Christian mothers!"
What St Giannas priest told her. It is SOOOO true! I thought at one time it would be awesome to be a nun, and it would, but I feel called to be a mother in the vocation of marriage, and have a large family, and raise my children in the Faith. Without mothers to raise the children in the Faith, there would be no next generation of Catholics, Catholics who may also raise Catholic families or become a religious! Being a Catholic mother is going to be great;-)
Sunday, January 4, 2009
St. Gianna, from RosaryGirl
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
Gianna Beretta was born on October 4, 1922, near Milan, Italy. She grew up in a Christian home, and her parents carefully passed on to her their Catholic faith. As a teenager, she was active as a member of Catholic Action groups. When she was sixteen, she made up her mind that she would rather die than commit a mortal sin, and that she would do everything for Jesus.
Her parents' deaths, four months apart in 1942, were a heavy blow to Gianna, who was just beginning medical school at the University of Milan at that same time. After six semesters, she continued her preparation at the University of Pavia, where she earned a doctorate in medicine on November 30, 1949.
Gianna opened a clinic in 1950. She soon had many patients. In addition to her work as a physician, Gianna also devoted her time to community projects. She continued to be an active member of Catholic Action groups too. She organized talks and retreats, hikes and social events, and was very successful in reaching out to young people. Pietro Molla, a prosperous engineer, who belonged to one of the Catholic Action groups, was impressed with this dynamic young doctor who cared so much about others. Gianna had been planning to become a medical missionary sister in Brazil. Her brother was a priest there, and she knew he would be happy to have her help him. But once she got to know Pietro, Gianna wondered if it was God's will for her to marry him and start a family. After much prayer, she asked the advice of her confessor. The priest answered her, "If every good Catholic girl became a nun, there would be no Christian mothers!"
Pietro and Gianna were married on September 24, 1955. Gianna was 33. In 1956, their first child, Pierluigi was born. Mariolina was born in 1957, and Laura came along in 1959. After that, Gianna lost two more babies before they were born. But she became pregnant again in 1961. After two months, she started to experience pain, and a doctor found a tumor in her uterus. Before undergoing the necessary surgery, Gianna gave the doctors strict orders to keep her unborn child safe. The following April, just before the baby was to be born, Gianna told her doctor, "If you have to choose between my life and the baby's, I demand that you save the baby's life." As a doctor herself, Gianna was well aware of the risks she was facing, and she wanted her wishes known.
On April 21, Gianna had a healthy baby girl, who was baptized Gianna Emanuela. But Gianna was dying from complications in the delivery. She asked Pietro to take her home so she could die in her own room. There, on April 28, 1962, Doctor Gianna Beretta Molla died. Her daughter, Gianna Emanuela, who has been called the "living relic of her mother", followed in her mother's footsteps and became a doctor. On April 24, 1994, with understandable joy and pride, she was present at the beatification ceremony for her mother, who selflessly gave her own life so she could live. Gianna was named a saint 10 years later in 2004.
Gianna Beretta was born on October 4, 1922, near Milan, Italy. She grew up in a Christian home, and her parents carefully passed on to her their Catholic faith. As a teenager, she was active as a member of Catholic Action groups. When she was sixteen, she made up her mind that she would rather die than commit a mortal sin, and that she would do everything for Jesus.
Her parents' deaths, four months apart in 1942, were a heavy blow to Gianna, who was just beginning medical school at the University of Milan at that same time. After six semesters, she continued her preparation at the University of Pavia, where she earned a doctorate in medicine on November 30, 1949.
Gianna opened a clinic in 1950. She soon had many patients. In addition to her work as a physician, Gianna also devoted her time to community projects. She continued to be an active member of Catholic Action groups too. She organized talks and retreats, hikes and social events, and was very successful in reaching out to young people. Pietro Molla, a prosperous engineer, who belonged to one of the Catholic Action groups, was impressed with this dynamic young doctor who cared so much about others. Gianna had been planning to become a medical missionary sister in Brazil. Her brother was a priest there, and she knew he would be happy to have her help him. But once she got to know Pietro, Gianna wondered if it was God's will for her to marry him and start a family. After much prayer, she asked the advice of her confessor. The priest answered her, "If every good Catholic girl became a nun, there would be no Christian mothers!"
Pietro and Gianna were married on September 24, 1955. Gianna was 33. In 1956, their first child, Pierluigi was born. Mariolina was born in 1957, and Laura came along in 1959. After that, Gianna lost two more babies before they were born. But she became pregnant again in 1961. After two months, she started to experience pain, and a doctor found a tumor in her uterus. Before undergoing the necessary surgery, Gianna gave the doctors strict orders to keep her unborn child safe. The following April, just before the baby was to be born, Gianna told her doctor, "If you have to choose between my life and the baby's, I demand that you save the baby's life." As a doctor herself, Gianna was well aware of the risks she was facing, and she wanted her wishes known.
On April 21, Gianna had a healthy baby girl, who was baptized Gianna Emanuela. But Gianna was dying from complications in the delivery. She asked Pietro to take her home so she could die in her own room. There, on April 28, 1962, Doctor Gianna Beretta Molla died. Her daughter, Gianna Emanuela, who has been called the "living relic of her mother", followed in her mother's footsteps and became a doctor. On April 24, 1994, with understandable joy and pride, she was present at the beatification ceremony for her mother, who selflessly gave her own life so she could live. Gianna was named a saint 10 years later in 2004.
Friday, January 2, 2009
I just did the coolest thing!
so on my new phone you can set videos as wallpaper, so I got online and got up pix of Sts bernadette and Therese and the Lifeteen symbol, and held my phone up to the screen and changed pix! It looks really cool! Well kinda....but I will make them til I get good at it!!!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
sweet!
yesterday at church for Immaculate Conception, I saw one of Mother Teresa's Missionaries ofCahrity!!! so cool! And Fr Phils homily was about St Bernadette, one of my Confirmation saints and also a patron of my blog. We have a St Bernadette grotto inthe back of our church where we can light candles and offer prayers. I like to do that!
Oh and Rosary Girl has more followers than I, so if you read this blog but do not officially follow please do so quickly!!!(we kind of have this contest thing;-))
Oh and Rosary Girl has more followers than I, so if you read this blog but do not officially follow please do so quickly!!!(we kind of have this contest thing;-))
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
St. Therese Report
This is the St Therese report I wrote for confirmation!
Therese Martin was born in Alencon, France, on January 2, 1873. She was the daughter of Louis and Zelie Martin. Her mother, a lace-maker, died of cancer when Therese was four years old. Her father was a watch-maker. Her family had always been strong Catholics. Her parents have been declared Venerable by the Church and may be declared Blessed sometime this year. Therese herself became even more spiritual after having been cured by the Blessed Virgin smiling at her when she was around ten years old. She then, at the age of fourteen, had what she called a “spiritual conversion,” and she believed that in that instant she lost all childhood immaturity.
When Therese was fifteen, she wanted to join the Carmel as two of her four sisters had done already, including her “Little Mothers,” Pauline and Celine. Fifteen was underage for joining the Carmel, and Therese took her case to the Superiors. They told her to join when she was twenty-one and “all grown up.” She eventually became tired of waiting, so she, her father, and her other two sisters (The ones who had not yet joined the Carmel) went to Rome to be part of an audience with the Pope. The Pope she went to see was Pope Leo XIII. The people in the audience were reminded not to speak to His Holiness. Each person in the audience went up, and one by one, kissed the Pope’s hand, and received a blessing from him. When Therese went up to do the same, after she had received her blessing, she asked Pope Leo XIII for permission to join the Carmel underage. The tour guide was petrified that this young girl would disobey the rules and speak to His Holiness! The Pope himself must not have been as petrified as the tour guide, because he answered her, “If God wills it, you will join the Carmel.” I love that particular story about Therese. It shows how spontaneous and fun-loving the Saint was.
Therese received permission to join the Carmel. She was very happy about this great opportunity. When she was made a full-fledged nun, she wished for it to snow, even though it was the wrong time of year. As she and the other nuns left the church, there was snow falling in the courtyard. She followed her “Little Way” in the works and other things she did at the convent. She did small things for God, because she thought that she did not need to be recognized for her good deeds, as long as God knew. Therese’s other two sisters eventually joined the Carmel as well, after their father’s death. During the last few years of her life, under the direction of her spiritual director, Therese dictated her widely-read autobiography, “Story of a Soul.” Therese came down with tuberculosis at the age of twenty-four. She died on September 30, 1897, at the convent in Lisieux. She was venerated on August 14, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV, beatified on April 29, 1923 by Pope Pius XI, and canonized on May 17, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is October 1. She was declared a modern Doctor of the Church in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.
St. Therese greatly impresses me. She did not do anything big to become a saint; she merely made many small sacrifices. These small sacrifices helped her to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a saint. Those barely noticeable sacrifices made by Therese are what make up the “Little Way” of St. Therese that so many people try to follow today. Therese was a subject of gossip at the convent, because she was so young to be in the Carmel. She put up with the gossip and worked extra hard to prove the gossipers wrong. She worked at the convent, shoveling, weeding, and doing many other tasks, even though she was weaker than many of the other nuns.
I should strive to be like Therese. I should try my best to offer up small things for God, much like Therese did. People do not need to know when I do good deeds, so long as God knows, because that is all that matters. I can pray daily for the souls in Purgatory, as Therese did. I am proud to have Therese as one of my Confirmation names. She is a great Saint to strive to be like.
Therese Martin was born in Alencon, France, on January 2, 1873. She was the daughter of Louis and Zelie Martin. Her mother, a lace-maker, died of cancer when Therese was four years old. Her father was a watch-maker. Her family had always been strong Catholics. Her parents have been declared Venerable by the Church and may be declared Blessed sometime this year. Therese herself became even more spiritual after having been cured by the Blessed Virgin smiling at her when she was around ten years old. She then, at the age of fourteen, had what she called a “spiritual conversion,” and she believed that in that instant she lost all childhood immaturity.
When Therese was fifteen, she wanted to join the Carmel as two of her four sisters had done already, including her “Little Mothers,” Pauline and Celine. Fifteen was underage for joining the Carmel, and Therese took her case to the Superiors. They told her to join when she was twenty-one and “all grown up.” She eventually became tired of waiting, so she, her father, and her other two sisters (The ones who had not yet joined the Carmel) went to Rome to be part of an audience with the Pope. The Pope she went to see was Pope Leo XIII. The people in the audience were reminded not to speak to His Holiness. Each person in the audience went up, and one by one, kissed the Pope’s hand, and received a blessing from him. When Therese went up to do the same, after she had received her blessing, she asked Pope Leo XIII for permission to join the Carmel underage. The tour guide was petrified that this young girl would disobey the rules and speak to His Holiness! The Pope himself must not have been as petrified as the tour guide, because he answered her, “If God wills it, you will join the Carmel.” I love that particular story about Therese. It shows how spontaneous and fun-loving the Saint was.
Therese received permission to join the Carmel. She was very happy about this great opportunity. When she was made a full-fledged nun, she wished for it to snow, even though it was the wrong time of year. As she and the other nuns left the church, there was snow falling in the courtyard. She followed her “Little Way” in the works and other things she did at the convent. She did small things for God, because she thought that she did not need to be recognized for her good deeds, as long as God knew. Therese’s other two sisters eventually joined the Carmel as well, after their father’s death. During the last few years of her life, under the direction of her spiritual director, Therese dictated her widely-read autobiography, “Story of a Soul.” Therese came down with tuberculosis at the age of twenty-four. She died on September 30, 1897, at the convent in Lisieux. She was venerated on August 14, 1921 by Pope Benedict XV, beatified on April 29, 1923 by Pope Pius XI, and canonized on May 17, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is October 1. She was declared a modern Doctor of the Church in 1997 by Pope John Paul II.
St. Therese greatly impresses me. She did not do anything big to become a saint; she merely made many small sacrifices. These small sacrifices helped her to fulfill her childhood dream of becoming a saint. Those barely noticeable sacrifices made by Therese are what make up the “Little Way” of St. Therese that so many people try to follow today. Therese was a subject of gossip at the convent, because she was so young to be in the Carmel. She put up with the gossip and worked extra hard to prove the gossipers wrong. She worked at the convent, shoveling, weeding, and doing many other tasks, even though she was weaker than many of the other nuns.
I should strive to be like Therese. I should try my best to offer up small things for God, much like Therese did. People do not need to know when I do good deeds, so long as God knows, because that is all that matters. I can pray daily for the souls in Purgatory, as Therese did. I am proud to have Therese as one of my Confirmation names. She is a great Saint to strive to be like.
I found it!!!
This is my Saint Bernadetee report!
St. Bernadette Soubirous was born to Francois and Louise Soubirous on January 7, 1884 in Lourdes, France. She was the oldest of the five children that survived past infancy in her family. Bernadette suffered from asthma due to the 1854 cholera epidemic in Lourdes, and therefore was sick often. Her family lived near the Boly Mill until she was around ten years old. Her family then lived in a “Chachot,” which is French for “prison cell,” and this damp living space made her asthma much worse. Since her family was so poor, she was hired out as a farmhand in Bartres, France in 1857. She came home to Lourdes and her beloved Catechism lessons when almost 14 years old, in January 1858.
In February of that same year, a simple trip to gather firewood with friends turned into an astonishing adventure. Bernadette and her friends had gone to Massabielle, a mill near the Gave River. Since Bernadette suffered from asthma, she tried to cross the river without getting wet, but it was to no avail, and she stayed at the riverbank opposite the mill. Suddenly, there was a strong wind, and Bernadette looked up to see a Lady in the Grotto. Bernadette knelt and prayed the Rosary with the Lady, and then as suddenly as she came, the Lady was gone. The date of the first apparition was February 11, 1858.
This was the first of many apparitions. On February 25, Bernadette was told by the Lady to dig in the dirt for a spring. She dug up and ate the dirt and bitter herbs, and a spring appeared. On March 2, 1858, the Lady told Bernadette, “Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here.” Of course the priests in Lourdes wanted to know who this Lady was. On March 25, 1858, the Lady finally answered Bernadette’s often-asked question, “Who are you?” The Lady said, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The Lady was Mary, Mother of Jesus! Bernadette kept repeating these words to herself until she was back at the village church, and told the priest exactly what the Lady had told her. Though the priest thought her to be crazy, he eventually built a chapel on the grounds of Massabielle. On Friday, July 16, 1858, Mary and Bernadette said their final goodbyes. Bernadette joined a convent In Nevers, France, at the age of 22. The name she took as a member of the convent was Sister Marie-Bernard. Bernadette died on April 16, 1879, in the convent she joined in Nevers, France. She was thirty-five, and the main factors in her death were tuberculosis, asthma, and a tubercular tumor in her right knee. Her body is incorrupt. Her body is kept in a glass chamber at the Church in Nevers. Bernadette was beatified in 1925, and canonized in 1933 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is April 16th in all countries except for France; there the feast day is February 18th.
The spring Bernadette dug on February 25, 1858, was a miraculous spring. Many miracles have taken place at Lourdes, and these miracles have been recognized by the Church. There have been sixty-seven miracles recognized as of November 9, 2005. There have been cures of blindness, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, and many different cancers. Many people make pilgrimages to Lourdes. There you can be bathed in one of the spring’s miraculous Baths. Many places sell Lourdes water, and you do not even have to travel to France to buy it. I have a bottle I bought at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue while at my Confirmation Retreat.
I chose Bernadette to be one of my Confirmation names because I have always felt a special connection to this saint. I have always been fascinated by the fact that Mary appeared to Bernadette at the young age of 14 years old, which is how old I am. I have been reading books and watching movies about Bernadette since I could read, she has always been one of my favorite saints.
Saint Bernadette was a brave young girl. She rarely complained about her family’s living conditions, and accepted her asthma-related breathing problems. She rarely defied her parents. She went back to school when her father asked her to do so, and let her family hire her out as a farmhand to the lady who had wet-nursed her thirteen years before. The only time she defied her parents was in returning to the Grotto so many times to see the Lady. Her parents did not want the townspeople to think that their daughter was crazy. Rather, after many apparitions, Bernadette had as many as 10,000 people following her to the Grotto. Some of these people came from towns other than Lourdes, as the population of Lourdes was only 4,000 inhabitants.
I can be like Saint Bernadette by having a strong devotion to Mary. I can also try not to complain about things. I should be as eager as Bernadette in learning my Religion lessons. I can give up many sacrifices to God, like Bernadette did. She once said, “The more I am crucified, the more I rejoice.” All people should try to be more like her. I am proud to have Bernadette as one of my Confirmation names.
St. Bernadette Soubirous was born to Francois and Louise Soubirous on January 7, 1884 in Lourdes, France. She was the oldest of the five children that survived past infancy in her family. Bernadette suffered from asthma due to the 1854 cholera epidemic in Lourdes, and therefore was sick often. Her family lived near the Boly Mill until she was around ten years old. Her family then lived in a “Chachot,” which is French for “prison cell,” and this damp living space made her asthma much worse. Since her family was so poor, she was hired out as a farmhand in Bartres, France in 1857. She came home to Lourdes and her beloved Catechism lessons when almost 14 years old, in January 1858.
In February of that same year, a simple trip to gather firewood with friends turned into an astonishing adventure. Bernadette and her friends had gone to Massabielle, a mill near the Gave River. Since Bernadette suffered from asthma, she tried to cross the river without getting wet, but it was to no avail, and she stayed at the riverbank opposite the mill. Suddenly, there was a strong wind, and Bernadette looked up to see a Lady in the Grotto. Bernadette knelt and prayed the Rosary with the Lady, and then as suddenly as she came, the Lady was gone. The date of the first apparition was February 11, 1858.
This was the first of many apparitions. On February 25, Bernadette was told by the Lady to dig in the dirt for a spring. She dug up and ate the dirt and bitter herbs, and a spring appeared. On March 2, 1858, the Lady told Bernadette, “Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here.” Of course the priests in Lourdes wanted to know who this Lady was. On March 25, 1858, the Lady finally answered Bernadette’s often-asked question, “Who are you?” The Lady said, “I am the Immaculate Conception.” The Lady was Mary, Mother of Jesus! Bernadette kept repeating these words to herself until she was back at the village church, and told the priest exactly what the Lady had told her. Though the priest thought her to be crazy, he eventually built a chapel on the grounds of Massabielle. On Friday, July 16, 1858, Mary and Bernadette said their final goodbyes. Bernadette joined a convent In Nevers, France, at the age of 22. The name she took as a member of the convent was Sister Marie-Bernard. Bernadette died on April 16, 1879, in the convent she joined in Nevers, France. She was thirty-five, and the main factors in her death were tuberculosis, asthma, and a tubercular tumor in her right knee. Her body is incorrupt. Her body is kept in a glass chamber at the Church in Nevers. Bernadette was beatified in 1925, and canonized in 1933 by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is April 16th in all countries except for France; there the feast day is February 18th.
The spring Bernadette dug on February 25, 1858, was a miraculous spring. Many miracles have taken place at Lourdes, and these miracles have been recognized by the Church. There have been sixty-seven miracles recognized as of November 9, 2005. There have been cures of blindness, multiple sclerosis, tuberculosis, and many different cancers. Many people make pilgrimages to Lourdes. There you can be bathed in one of the spring’s miraculous Baths. Many places sell Lourdes water, and you do not even have to travel to France to buy it. I have a bottle I bought at the Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue while at my Confirmation Retreat.
I chose Bernadette to be one of my Confirmation names because I have always felt a special connection to this saint. I have always been fascinated by the fact that Mary appeared to Bernadette at the young age of 14 years old, which is how old I am. I have been reading books and watching movies about Bernadette since I could read, she has always been one of my favorite saints.
Saint Bernadette was a brave young girl. She rarely complained about her family’s living conditions, and accepted her asthma-related breathing problems. She rarely defied her parents. She went back to school when her father asked her to do so, and let her family hire her out as a farmhand to the lady who had wet-nursed her thirteen years before. The only time she defied her parents was in returning to the Grotto so many times to see the Lady. Her parents did not want the townspeople to think that their daughter was crazy. Rather, after many apparitions, Bernadette had as many as 10,000 people following her to the Grotto. Some of these people came from towns other than Lourdes, as the population of Lourdes was only 4,000 inhabitants.
I can be like Saint Bernadette by having a strong devotion to Mary. I can also try not to complain about things. I should be as eager as Bernadette in learning my Religion lessons. I can give up many sacrifices to God, like Bernadette did. She once said, “The more I am crucified, the more I rejoice.” All people should try to be more like her. I am proud to have Bernadette as one of my Confirmation names.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
A little about St Bernadette
She is one of my blogs patron saints! (and one of my Confirmation names!!!) I will post about St Therese of Lisieux later!
Saint Bernadette (born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous; January 7, 1844 – April 16, 1879), was a miller's daughter from the town of Lourdes in southern France. From February 11 to July 16, 1858, she reported eighteen apparitions of "a Lady". Despite initial skepticism from the Catholic Church, these claims were eventually declared to be worthy of belief after a canonical investigation, and the apparition is known as Our Lady of Lourdes. After her death, Bernadette's body remained incorrupt, and the shrine at Lourdes went on to become a major site for pilgrimage, attracting millions of Catholics each year. On December 8, 1933 she was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church; her Feast Day is celebrated on April 16.
(from wikipedia, i have to get going to lifeteen, i will do a more detailed, self-written bio later!!!)
XOXO*Little Mary
Saint Bernadette (born Marie-Bernarde Soubirous; January 7, 1844 – April 16, 1879), was a miller's daughter from the town of Lourdes in southern France. From February 11 to July 16, 1858, she reported eighteen apparitions of "a Lady". Despite initial skepticism from the Catholic Church, these claims were eventually declared to be worthy of belief after a canonical investigation, and the apparition is known as Our Lady of Lourdes. After her death, Bernadette's body remained incorrupt, and the shrine at Lourdes went on to become a major site for pilgrimage, attracting millions of Catholics each year. On December 8, 1933 she was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church; her Feast Day is celebrated on April 16.
(from wikipedia, i have to get going to lifeteen, i will do a more detailed, self-written bio later!!!)
XOXO*Little Mary
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