Monday, August 26, 2013

August 26 Teresa of Jesus Jornet


History


Even when she was a little girl, Teresa worried about poor people. She used to bring them to her aunt, who would be able to help them. When Teresa grew up, she wanted to dedicate her life to helping the poor. She started the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Aged, and her own sister came to help her care for all the older people she was caring for.  By the time Teresa died, she had founded more than 50 houses where the aged were cared for with love and dignity.

Activity

There are many elderly people who are all alone in the world, with nobody to care for them or love them. Today, pray that God will send somebody to tend the older folks in their final years.

Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet, pray for us!

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