#St. Angela Merici

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“He who called you will not desert you, but the moment you are in need He will stretch out His saving hand.”

- St. Angela Merici

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Happy Feast of St. Angela Merici! 

St. Angela created a new way of life for women in her culture, "to whom patriarchy offered only marriage or monastic life. In the Company of St. Ursula, single women consecrated themselves to God while living in their homes and working at their jobs. Her lay spirituality is alive today." 

You can learn more about her life and the Company she founded at

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SAINT OF THE DAY (January 27)

Angela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline Sisters, was born in the small Italian town of Desenzano on the shore of Lake Garda on 21 March1474.

She and her older sister, Giana Maria, were left orphans when she was ten years old.

They went to live with a wealthy uncle in the town of Salo where, without the benefit of formal schooling, Angela grew in poise, wisdom and grace.

Young Angela was very distressed when her sister suddenly died without receiving the last rites of the church and prayed that her sister's soul rest in peace.

In a vision, it was said that she received a response that her sister was in heaven in the company of the saints.

Moreover, the age in which Angela lived and worked (the 16th century) was a time that saw great suffering on the part of the poor in society.

Injustices were carried on in the name of the government and the Church, which left many people both spiritually and materially powerless and hungry.

The corruption of moral values left families split and hurting. Wars among nations and the Italian city-states left towns in ruins.

In 1516, Angela came to live in the town of Brescia, Italy. Here, she became a friend of the wealthy nobles of the day and a servant of the poor and suffering.

Angela spent her days in prayer, fasting and service. Her reputation spread and her advice was sought by both young and old, rich and poor, religious and secular, male and female. But still, Angela had not yet brought her vision to fruition.

After visiting the Holy Land where she reportedly lost her sight, Angela returned to Brescia, which had become a haven for refugees from the many wars then wracking Italy.

There, she gathered around her a group of women who looked toward Angela as an inspirational leader and as a model of apostolic charity.

It was these women, many of them daughters of the wealthy and some orphans themselves, who formed the nucleus of Angela's Company of St. Ursula.

Angela named her company after St. Ursula because she regarded her as a model of consecrated virginity.

Angela and her original company worked out details of the rule of prayer, promises and practices by which they were to live.

The Ursulines opened orphanages and schools. In 1535, the Institute of St. Ursula was formally recognized by the Pope and Angela was accorded the title of foundress.

During the five remaining years of her life, Angela devoted herself to composing a number of Counsels by which her daughters could happily live.

She encouraged them to "live in harmony, united together in one heart and one will, be bound to one another by the bond of charity, treating each other with respect, helping one another, bearing with one another in Christ Jesus; if you really try to live like this, there is no doubt that the Lord our God will be in your midst."

In 1580, Charles Borromeo, Bishop of Milan, inspired by the work of the Ursulines in Brescia, encouraged the foundation of Ursuline houses in all the dioceses of Northern Italy.

Charles also encouraged the Ursulines to live together in community rather than in their own homes.

He also exhorted them to publicly profess vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. These actions formalized Angela's original "company" into a religious order of women.

Angela Merici died on 27 January 1540.

She was beatified by Pope Clement XIII in Rome on 30 April 1768 and canonized by Pope Pius VII on 24 May 1807.

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Saint Angela Merici 1474-1540 Feast day: January 27 (New), June 1 (Trad) Patronage: sickness, handicapped people, loss of parents

St. Angela Merici was an Italian religious educator. She founded the Company of St. Ursula 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the Church through the education of girls. This organization later sprang the monastic Order of Ursulines, whose nuns established places of prayer and learning throughout Europe and, later, worldwide, most notably in North America. {website}

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"Do something. Get moving. Be confident. Risk new things. Stick with it. Get on your knees. Then be ready for big surprises." St. Angela of Merici

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throwing in votes for st angela merici and the fatima children!! also i don’t think st ursula made it into the folk/legendary bracket but i am praying for her none the less

Votes added for St Angela Merici, St Jacinta Marto, St Francisco Marto, and Bl. Lucia!!

As for St Ursula, I'm pretty sure you'll need the prayers more than she does. If she's a saint she's doing a-okay, and the rest of us . . . I think all of us need all the prayers we can get.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT ANGELA MERICI The Patroness of Strength, Determination and Courage Feast Day: January 27

"Have faith and keep up your courage!"

Angela Merici has the double distinction of founding the first of what are now called 'secular institutes' and the first teaching order of women in the Church.

Born in Desenzano, Italy, she was orphaned in her teens. As a young woman, with her heart centered on Christ, Angela joined the Third Order of St. Francis and embraced austerity. In a visionary experience, she felt called to found a 'company' of women.

Angela was invited to become a live-in companion for a widow in the nearby town of Brescia. There she became the spiritual advisor of a group of men and women with ideals of spiritual renewal and service to those in need. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1524, Angela was struck with blindness. She proceeded to visit the sacred shrines, seeing them with her spirit. On the way back while praying before a crucifix, Angela's sight was restored.

At age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, named for a patroness of medieval universities and venerated as a leader of women. This constituted a new way of life: single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery. With Angela as their 'mother and mistress,' Company members did not live in community, wore no special clothing, and made no formal vows.

Angela Merici died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540. Clothed in the habit of a Franciscan tertiary, her body was interred in Brescia’s Church of Saint' Afra. Four years later the Company's Rule that Angela had composed, prescribing the practices of chastity, poverty and obedience, was approved by the pope.

In the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls. Angela's words continue to inspire the Ursuline nuns' mission of education, a mission that spread worldwide. The Company of St. Ursula also continued to exist and is federated worldwide today with members in 30 countries. Angela Merici was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807.

Source: Franciscan Media

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Daily Mass: The courage to account for our sins. Catholic Inspiration

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com David acknowledges his sin when confronted by the prophet Nathan, inviting us to seek the courage to account for our sins before the Lord. Mass Readings – Saturday of the 3rd Week of the Year (#322) *************** Catholic Inspiration Archives St. Angela Merici, pray for us!

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More Saints of the Day January 27

St. Angela Merici

St. Aviates

St. Avitus

St. Candida

St. Datius

St. Devota

St. Emerius

St. Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch

St. Gamo

St. Gilduin

St. Henry de Osso y Cervello

St. Julian of Le Mans

St. Julian of Sora

St. Lupus of Chalons

St. Marius

St. Maurus

St. Natalis

Bl. Rosalie du Verdier de la Soriniere

St. Sabas of SerbiaS

t. Theodoric of Orleans

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St. Angela asked her daughters to fast and pray from Ascension to Pentecost for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Depending on when our local diocese celebrates the Ascension of the Lord, our members will begin this period of fasting and prayer either today or Sunday 🙏

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SAINTS OF THE DAY (October 21)

In the fourth century, the pagan Saxons began to invade England, intent on destroying the Catholic Faith and violating the purity of all young English virgins.

It was in the midst of this that a group of remarkable English girls fled from England to the Continent.

This group included Saint Ursula and ten of her friends, each having a thousand companions, making their number 11,011 in all.

However, in the year 383, Saint Ursula and her 11,010 companions were all found slaughtered for their purity and their Faith.

This great martyrdom occurred in Cologne, Germany. A shrine has been erected there, containing as many of their bones as could be rescued. 

A Religious Order of nuns in the Catholic Church was established by St. Angela Merici in honor of Saint Ursula in the year 1535. They are known as the Ursulines.

The Order of Ursulines, founded in 1535 by St. Angela de Merici, which is especially devoted to the education of young girls, has also helped to spread the name and the cult of St. Ursula throughout the world

Saint Ursula is the patroness of Catholic education (especially of girls), Cologne, Germany, educators, holy death, schoolchildren, students, and teachers.

She is often represented in art and icons as a maiden shot with arrows (also with a clock). She is accompanied by a number of other companions who are being martyred in assorted, often creative ways.

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Saint Angela Merici

1474-1540

Feast day: January 27 (New), June 1 (Trad)

Patronage: sickness, handicapped people, loss of parents

St. Angela Merici was an Italian religious educator. She founded the Company of St. Ursula 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedicated their lives to the service of the Church through the education of girls. This organization later sprang the monastic Order of Ursulines, whose nuns established places of prayer and learning throughout Europe and, later, worldwide, most notably in North America.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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