St Elizabeth of
Hungary, when as a little girl used to play about the palace with her
companions, would always pick a spot near the chapel so that every now and then,
without being noticed, she might stop by the chapel door, kiss the lock, and say
to Jesus,
"My Jesus, I
am playing, but I am not forgetting
You.
Bless me and my companions.
Goodbye."
St
Elizabeth of Hungary
Hungary ~ 1207-1231
Wife, mother
Secular Franciscan Order
FEAST DAY - November 17
Hungary ~ 1207-1231
Wife, mother
Secular Franciscan Order
FEAST DAY - November 17
The Charity of St.
Elizabeth of Hungary by Edmund Blair Leighton
(1895)
"How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord
bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me!" - St Elizabeth of Hungary
"How could I bear a crown of gold when the Lord
bears a crown of thorns? And bears it for me!" - St Elizabeth of Hungary
Click here: St. Elizabeth of
Hungary - YouTube (3:15 mins)
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(Trailer
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From a letter of Conrad of
Marburg, St Elizabeth's spiritual
director:
"
Twice
a day, in the morning and in the evening, Elizabeth went to
visit the sick. She personally cared for those who were particularly repulsive;
to some she gave food, to others clothing; some she carried on her own
shoulders, and performed many other kindly services. Her husband, of happy
memory, gladly approved of these charitable works. ...
Apart from those
active good works, I declare before God that I have seldom seen a more contemplative
woman.
When she was coming from private prayer, some religious men and women often
saw her
face shining marvelously and light coming from her eyes like the rays of the
sun.
...
Before her death I heard her confession. When I asked what should be done about her goods and possessions, she replied that anything which seemed to be hers belonged to the poor. She asked me to distribute everything except one worn out dress in which she wished to be buried. When all this had been decided, she received the Body of our Lord. Afterward, until vespers, she spoke often of the holiest things she had heard in sermons. Then, she devoutly commended to God all who were sitting near her, and as if falling into a gentle sleep, she died."
Continuing
in a series of descriptions of the great female figures of the Middle Ages, Pope
Benedict XVI (October 21,
2010)
St
Elizabeth of Hungary, pray for us!
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