“Be not afraid, and take good care of the child God is sending to you, for she will become a great saint.”
Said by Saint John Joseph of the Cross while blessing the mother of the Saint.
NAPLES (Reuters) – An ordinary old armchair under a worn blanket in a three-room flat in Naples draws thousands of hopeful pilgrims. Pasted all over the walls around it are birth announcements: pink for girls, blue for boys.
Go here to read the rest. When Pope Pio Nono canonized her in 1867 he declared her to the saint of expectant mothers and women who have difficult conceiving. The results of asking for her intercession have reportedly been spectacular and the Saint has a huge, and growing, following, especially in Italy. Go here to read about her life.
