Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Image: Stained glass, depiction Christ appearing to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and showing her His Sacred Heart | St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Vincennes, IN
Saint of the Day for October 16
(July 22, – October 17, )
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque’s Story
Margaret Mary was chosen by Christ to arouse the Church to a realization of the love of God symbolized by the heart of Jesus.
Her early years were marked by sickness and a painful home situation. “The heaviest of my crosses was that I could do nothing to lighten the cross my mother was suffering.” After considering marriage for some time, Margaret Mary entered the Order of the Visitation nuns at the age of
A Visitation nun was “not to be extraordinary except by being ordinary,” but the young nun was not to enjoy this anonymity. A fellow novice termed Margaret Mary humble, simple, and frank, but above all, kind and patient under sharp criticism and correction. She could not meditate in the formal way expected, though she tried her best to give up her “prayer of simplicity.” Slow, quiet, and clumsy, she was assigned to help an infirmarian who was a bundle of energy.
On December 21, , three ye
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
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Religious of the Visitation Order. Apostle of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, born at Lhautecour, France, 22 July, ; died at Paray-le-Monial, 17 October,
Her parents, Claude Alacoque and Philiberte Lamyn, were distinguished less for temporal possessions than for their virtue, which gave them an honourable position. From early childhood Margaret showed intense love for the Blessed Sacrament, and preferred silence and prayer to childish amusements. After her first communion at the age of nine, she practised in secret severe corporal mortifications, until paralysis confined her to bed for four years. At the end of this period, having made a vow to the Blessed Virgin to consecrate herself to religious life, she was instantly restored to perfect health. The death of her father and the injustice of a relative plunged the family in poverty and humiliation, after which more than ever Margaret found consolation in the Blessed Sacrament, and
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Biography of Saint Margaret Mary
Marguerite Alacoque was born on July 22nd, in Verosvres, Charolais. Raised in a pious family, the little girl manifested a great love for Christ, especially in the Eucharist. At the age of five, she made this promise to Jesus: “My God, I consecrate my purity to you and vow you perpetual chastity.” When she was eight years old, her father died. Marguerite and her mother were taken in by relatives, who unfortunately were violent. Marguerite often retreated into prayer and practiced various mortifications. She began to have visions of Christ on the Cross or during the Passion. The Lord taught her to pray.
On June 20th, Marguerite entered the convent of the Visitation of Paray-le-Monial after hearing Jesus say to her: “This is where I want you.” One day, when she asked the mother superior how to pray, she answered: "Go and stand before Our Lord present in the tabernacle, and tell him that you want to stand before him like a waiting canvas before a painter." Marguerite experienced mystical and ecstatic experiences that made her feel the intimate presence of Jesus. One day, when she was praying under
St. Margaret Mary AlacoqueFeast day: Oct 16
On Oct. 16, Roman Catholics celebrate the life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French nun whose visions of Christ helped to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church.
Margaret Mary Alacoque was born in July of Her parents Claude and Philiberte lived modest but virtuous lives, while Margaret proved to be a serious child with a great focus on God. Claude died when Margaret was eight, and from age she suffered a paralyzing illness. In addition to her father's death as well as her illenss, a struggle over her family's property made life difficult for Margaret and her mother for several years.
During her illness, Margaret made a vow to enter religious life. During adolescence, however, she changed her mind. For a period of time she lived a relatively ordinary life, enjoying the ordinary social functions of her day and considering the possibility of marriage.
However, her life changed in response to a vision she saw one night while returning from a dance, in which she saw Christ being scourged. Margaret believed she had betrayed Jesus, by pursuing the pleasures of the world rather than her religious vocation
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