Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere... Psalm 84:10a
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."...
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)
Click here: Canossian Daughters of Charity - Who We Are
Pope Benedict XVI, on 30 November 2007, in the beginning of his
relates her entire life story as an outstanding example of the Christian hope.
Feast Day - Feb 8
Toward the end of her life, Mother Bakhita used to smile and say:
"I travel slowly, one step at a time,
because I am carrying two big suitcases.
One of them contains my sins, and in the other,
which is much heavier, are the infinite merits of Jesus.
When I reach heaven I will open the suitcases and say to
When I reach heaven I will open the suitcases and say to
God: 'Eternal Father, now you can judge.' And to
St. Peter: 'Close the door, because I'm staying.'"
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St Josephine was known for her smile, gentleness and holiness.
She even went on record saying,
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,
I would kneel and kiss their hands,
for if that did not happen, I would not
be a Christian and Religious today.”
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"Love the Lord and pray for those
who do not know Him.
What a grace it is to know God!"
St Josephine Bakhita
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