Hi,
Saint of the Day January 8, 2003
Blessed Angela of Foligno
Some saints show marks of holiness very early. Not
Angela! Born of a leading family in Foligno, she
became immersed in the quest for wealth and social
position. As a wife and mother, she continued this
life of distraction.
Around the age of 40 she recognized the emptiness of
her life and sought God’s help in the Sacrament of
Penance. Her Franciscan confessor helped Angela to
seek God’s pardon for her previous life and to
dedicate herself to prayer and the works of charity.
Shortly after her conversion, her husband and children
died. Selling most of her possessions, she entered the
Secular Franciscan Order. She was alternately absorbed
by meditating on the crucified Christ and by serving
the poor of Foligno as a nurse and beggar for their
needs. Other women joined her in a religious
community.
At her confessor’s advice, Angela wrote her Book of
Visions and Instructions. In it she recalls some of
the temptations she suffered after her conversion; she
also expresses her thanks to God for the Incarnation
of Jesus. This book and her life earned for Angela the
title "Teacher of Theologians." She was beatified in
1693.
love + prayers,
Joseachayan / Jeddah / Saudi Arabia
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