Saturday, April 17th, 2010
Daily Archive
Blessed Maria Mancini (+1431)
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 17 Apr 2010 | Tagged as: Dominican Saints, Liturgical Feasts
Come, let us worship God,
wonderful in his saints, alleluia.
From the Dominican Ordo:
Catharine Mancini was born at Pisa around the middle of the fourteenth century. By the time she was twenty-five she had been widowed twice and left bereft of all her children. At the urging of Saint Catherine of Siena she became a Sister of Penance and later entered the monastery founded by Blessed Clara Gambacorta, where she took the name Maria. There she devoted herself to contemplation and penance, and upon the death of Blessed Clara, became prioress. She died there on January 22, 1431.
O God,
bestower of grace and consoler of the sorrowful,
you strengthened Blessed Maria in the adversities of life
with an admirable patience and unwavering constancy.
By the help of her prayers
may we follow your will with a sincere heart
and so be faithful to you
through the changing paths of life.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Blessed Clara Gambacorta (1362-1419)
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 17 Apr 2010 | Tagged as: Dominican Saints, Liturgical Feasts
Come, let us worship God,
wonderful in his saints, alleluia.
From the Dominican Ordo:
Blessed Clara was born in Pisa in 1362, married at the age of twelve and widowed at the age of fifteen. She longed to join a religious order, but her family objected. When at last they relented, upon the advice of Saint Catherine of Siena, she received the Dominican habit at the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Pisa. In 1385 along with Blessed Maria Mancini she founded the Monastery of Saint Dominic in Pisa where regular observance was strictly maintained. She was noted for her great prudence and charity, especially in pardoning the assassin of her father and brothers. She prized study and urged her sisters to do likewise. She died on April 17, 1419.
Merciful God,
grant us a spirit of prayer and penance.
By following in the footsteps of Blessed Clara
may we be worthy to win the crown she has received in heaven.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.