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Time Well Spent Sisterhood of Saints
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is half my life. The other half consists in loving Jesus and winning souls for him. -St. Mary Hermina of Jesus -from Sisterhood of Saints
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Minute Meditations-Inbox Edition(Tuesday, March 29, 2016)

Shine Your Light Sisterhood of Saints
Start being brave about everything, driving out darkness and spreading light as well. Don't look at your weakness, but realize that in Christ crucified you can do everything. -St. Catherine of Siena -from Sisterhood of Saints
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Saint of the Day (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)-St. Ludovico of Casoria

St. Ludovico of Casoria Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Lived(1814-1885) | Feast Day: Friday, April 29, 2016
Born in Casoria (near Naples), Arcangelo Palmentieri was a cabinet-maker before entering the Friars Minor in 1832, taking the name Ludovico. After his ordination five years later, he taught chemistry, physics and mathematics to younger members of his province for several years. In 1847 he had a mystical experience which he later described as a cleansing. After that he dedicated his life to the poor and the infirm, establishing a dispensary for the poor, two schools for African children, an institute for the children of nobility, as well as an institution for orphans, the deaf and the speechless, and other institutes for the blind, elderly and for travelers. In addition to an infirmary for friars of his province, he began charitable institutes in Naples, Florence and Assisi. He once said, "Christ's love has wounded my heart." This love prompted him to great acts of charity. To help continue these works of mercy, in 1859 he established the Gray Brothers, a religious community composed of men who formerly belonged to the Secular Franciscan Order. Three years later he founded the Gray Sisters of St. Elizabeth for the same purpose. Toward the beginning of his final, nine-year illness, Ludovico wrote a spiritual testament which described faith as "light in the darkness, help in sickness, blessing in tribulations, paradise in the crucifixion and life amid death." The local work for his beatification began within five months of Ludovico's death. He was beatified in 1993 and canonized in 2014. Comment: Saintly people are not protected from suffering, but with God's help they learn how to develop compassion from it. In the face of great suffering, we move either toward compassion or indifference. Saintly men and women show us the path toward compassion. Quote: Ludovico's spiritual testament begins: "The Lord called me to himself with a most tender love, and with an infinite charity he led and directed me along the path of my life." Click here for a printer friendly version
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