Come and share your master's happiness!
- Matthew 25: 21/23
“St Rose of Lima was so ardent in her love of God
in the Blessed Sacrament that when she knelt in His presence
the fire which sparkled in her eyes showed the flame
which consumed her soul.
At times she appeared like an angel.
If anyone asked her what effects the Blessed Sacrament
produced in her, she stammered and said she had no words
to express them, but that she seemed to pass entirely
into God, and was inundated with such happiness that
nothing in common life could be compared to it"
(pg 34, Hidden Treasure). ...
"St Joseph Benedict LaBre, St Paschal Baylon and
St Rose of Lima are three saints that we know of
who spent forty straight hours in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament commemorating the forty hours
Christ was in the tomb" (pg 39, Hidden Treasure).
Excerpts from: Hidden Treasure, The Riches of the Eucharist
Louis Kaczmarek
St Rose of Lima
Peru ~ 1586-1617
Father: Spaniard ~ Mother: Indian
Third Order Dominican, Mystic
First Canonized Saint of the New World
Patroness of the Americas, Philippines
Feast Day - Aug 23
Painting above: Woman in prayer ~ John Phillip
Painting above: Woman in prayer ~ John Phillip
St Rose of Lima, pray for us!
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