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| St. Louise de Marillac |
History
Louise wanted to
be a nun all her life, but her priest insisted she enter into an arranged
marriage instead. She came to love her husband very much, and they had a little
boy. But then her husband got sick and died. Louise and her son had to move
from their comfortable home to a poor neighborhood. There, she started to go to
Saint Vincent de Paul for spiritual direction. He was very busy with all the problems
of his “Confraternities of Charity." He needed somebody who could understand what it was like to be the poor. Then Saint
Vincent realized he had the perfect solution to his problems in Louise de
Marillac. Louise considered this an answer to her prayers. She started working
with St. Vincent and training other women to help. Eventually, the
Daughters of Charity became a full-fledged religious order and Louise finally became a
nun as she had always wanted.
Activity
Sometimes, we
feel a deep urging in our hearts to do something great for God, but it’s not
the right time. For Saint Louise de Marillac, her years of being married,
falling in love with her husband, and raising her son prepared her to serve
poor women and children in a very compassionate way. Today, pray that God will
give you the patience to accept His perfect timing for your life.
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