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| St. Julie Billiart |
History
Julie was born in France. During breaks on the family farm, she
would tell the other workers stories about Christ. When she was 30 years old,
she suddenly became paralyzed. This didn’t stop her from teaching catechism or
from hiding priests to keep them safe during the French Revolution. She also
had to go into hiding, moving from one safe house to another. Then she lost her
voice – and her ability to teach, which was the only thing she ever wanted to
do. But the Lord granted her a beautiful vision of religious women surrounding
Calvary. Julie soon met a wealthy young woman and together, they started the
order of teaching sisters Julie had seen in the vision – the Sisters of Notre Dame – and Julie suddenly got well. She traveled all over France and Belgium
starting schools.
Activity
Sometimes, even when we’re sure we’re doing what the Lord wants
us to do, something can happen that gets in the way. It can be really hard to
stay strong in faith during those periods of darkness. Even after Saint Julie
Billiart lost her ability to teach, she didn’t lose her desire to teach, nor
her trust in Jesus. In the long run, things worked out better than she could
have imagined. Today, ask God to give you a vision for what He wants you to
accomplish for Him.
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