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: Louis Kaczmarek
Hidden Treasure, The Riches of the Eucharist
Photo credit: Erica Viana/Cathopic
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St Rose of Lima
Peru ~ 1586-1617
Father: Spaniard nobleman ~ Mother: Inca ancestry
Rose was nickname given for striking beauty,
then taken as Confirmation name
Upon reading about St Catherine of Siena,
desired to model life after her
Third Order Dominican, Mystic
Extreme penitential practices
First Canonized Saint of the New World
Patroness of the Americas, Philippines, embroiderers
Feast Day - Aug 23
St Rose of Lima, pray for us!
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