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Fr. Vincent Ferrer Kienberger, OP Cherfulness “Thou has compassed me with gladness.” (Psalm 29:12) Cheerfulness is a royal virtue. But it is more often found in cabins than in palaces. Cheerfulness is not necessarily founded on prosperity. It is too often the only gift which the blessed poor of God can share with one another.

Raphael V. O’Connell, SJ Our Guardian Angels The  angelic  nature,  being  wholly  spiritual,  is  far superior to ours. It is not, then, a matter of course that they should wait on us, but a dispensation of infinite love, the same love which prompted God’s own Son to come among us, “not to be ministered unto,

Joseph Clifford Fenton Prayer for OUR ENEMIES We cannot begin to understand the full meaning of Christian prayer, or Christian charity itself until we realize the Catholic teaching on prayer for our enemies. The charity which binds us to God is strong enough to impel us to love even our enemies in this world. The

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM Saint Josephine bakhita: Mission Years I n 1933, Bakhita’s superiors, knowing that she had a strong, virtuous and truly humble character, did not hesitate to ask the greatest sacrifice of her. At the age of sixty-four, Bakhita was asked to promote the Canossian missions by traveling all over Italy to tell her

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM Saint Josephine bakhita: Convent Military Hospital D uring the years of 1915–1918 Bakhita’s work changed from her normal routine of serving Sisters, students, and orphans, and working in the sacristy. The First World War was in full force, and the town of Schio was designated a base for military operations. In a

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM Saint Josephine bakhita: Child of God and Bride of Christ   The new year brought great joy to Bakhita. Sister Maria Fabretti relates that Bakhita’s “preparation for Baptism was lived completely in the presence of God. She was happy above all else to be considered worthy of becoming a child of God.

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM SAINT JOSEPHINE BAKHITA: ESCAPE This article continues the life of Saint Josephine Bakhita. You can read the previous article about her journey to faith T he  “owner  put  us  in a separate room and always locked us in, especially when he had to leave the house. It was almost dinnertime. Having returned

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM Saint Josephine bakhita Flower Of The Africa Desert My entire life has been a gift of God. – This gratitude hardly seems believable coming from someone who had been sold into slavery and was abused for a number of years. Yet, it came from a soul who found God in spite of

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM Saint Josephine bakhitaThe Italian Consul Bakhita  noticed  that the general began to grow uneasy. A revolution was taking place against the Egyptian government in the Sudan. Which up to this time had imposed slavery and high taxes and had controlled all Sudanese trade. In 1863, when Khedive Ismail came to power as

Sister  Marie-Celine, MICM Saint Josephine bakhita  The Institute of Catechumens N ot long after their return to Italy in 1888, Turina sold their estate. She was going to temporarily stay with her husband in Suakin and come back to Italy to close up everything before a final move to Africa. However, fearing that the two trips