St. Josephine spent hours in Eucharistic Adoration and,
when one Sister asked if it tired her, she said,
"Not at all! I have been having a
wonderful time with Him.
He has waited so long for me."...
"Our Lord has always been so good to me ...
If I were to stay on my knees for my entire life,
I still would not be able to
express my gratitude sufficiently."
St Josephine Bakhita
Sudan/Italy ~ 1869-1947
Religious (Canossian Daughters of Charity)
Pope Benedict XVI, on 30 November 2007, in the beginning of his
second encyclical letter Spe Salvi (In Hope We Were Saved),
relates her entire life story as an outstanding example of the Christian hope.
Feast Day - Feb 8
St Josephine was known for her smile, gentleness and holiness.
She even went on record saying, “If I were to meet the slave-traders
who kidnapped me and even those who tortured me,
I would kneel and kiss their hands, for if that did not happen,
I would not be a Christian and Religious today.”
St Josephine Bakhita, pray for us!
This morning we read that Josephine means "fortunate one" in Arabic, and JoJo certainly will be blessed in her life by having St Josephine Bahkita to look up to and help her down the narrow path.
From Nancy today;
Happy feast day to my Josephine!!! We are happily spending the weekend at my parents and grandma has watercolor class in session. JoJo is happily coloring a portrait on her and her 3 baby cousins, with a small (green) statue of her patron up on the shelf behind her.
St Josephine Bakhita, pray for us!
#watercolor #feastday #catholic #catholicfamily #carholicart
Rose; "Jesus got on a boat and went to a deserted place."
Luke; "They didn't eat for a long time!"
The Apostles gathered together with Jesus
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
People were coming and going in great numbers,
and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it.
They hastened there on foot from all the towns
and arrived at the place before them.
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
People were coming and going in great numbers,
and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
People saw them leaving and many came to know about it.
They hastened there on foot from all the towns
and arrived at the place before them.
When Jesus disembarked and saw the vast crowd,
his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
Mark 6 - see what you can find in this great Gospel! It made me smile to hear how the kids truly listened and heard somethings that I missed! his heart was moved with pity for them,
for they were like sheep without a shepherd;
and he began to teach them many things.
Jesus, thank you for the way children see you with pure and innocent eyes. May we be more like innocent loving children when we come to you. Jesus, we trust in you. Bless-bless, Barb
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