Those holy mothers instructed me with heroic patience and introduced me to that God who from childhood I had felt in my heart without knowing who He was.
Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Her example is humbling. An amazing soul through which Christ shone so unexpectedly (at least from our perspective).
I was at her canonization in Rome Oct. 1, 2000. She was canonized along with Katherine Drexel and about 100 Chinese martyrs.