April 18 Blessed Maria Anna Blondin. Also known as Esther Blondin Sister Marie-Anne Marie-Anne Blondin Memorial 18 April 2 January on some calendars Profile Born to a pious, French-Canadian farm family …More
April 18 Blessed Maria Anna Blondin.
Also known as
Esther Blondin
Sister Marie-Anne
Marie-Anne Blondin
Memorial
18 April
2 January on some calendars Profile Born to a pious, French-Canadian farm family, the daughter of Jean Baptiste Blondin and Marie Rose Limoges. Illiterate into adulthood, as were the other members of her family and most of her acquaintances. Domestic servant for a village merchant, and then in the convent of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, where she learned to read and write. Entered as a novice in the Sisters, but ill health forced her to leave. Parochial school teacher at Vaudreuil, Quebec in 1833; she was later named directress of the school, which was renamed the Blondin Academy. There she realized the reason for the widespread illiteracy in the area: girls could only be taught by women, boys only by men; parishes that could not afford two schools simply had none. In 1848 she sought permission to form a congregation that would teach …More
Also known as
Esther Blondin
Sister Marie-Anne
Marie-Anne Blondin
Memorial
18 April
2 January on some calendars Profile Born to a pious, French-Canadian farm family, the daughter of Jean Baptiste Blondin and Marie Rose Limoges. Illiterate into adulthood, as were the other members of her family and most of her acquaintances. Domestic servant for a village merchant, and then in the convent of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, where she learned to read and write. Entered as a novice in the Sisters, but ill health forced her to leave. Parochial school teacher at Vaudreuil, Quebec in 1833; she was later named directress of the school, which was renamed the Blondin Academy. There she realized the reason for the widespread illiteracy in the area: girls could only be taught by women, boys only by men; parishes that could not afford two schools simply had none. In 1848 she sought permission to form a congregation that would teach …More
Saturday of the Second week of Easter
Saint(s) of the day : St. Apollonius, Martyr (+ c. 186), Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin
Other saints of the day
Readings
Commentary of the day : Prayer known as "of Peter and the other apostles"
"Through the sea was your path; your way, through the mighty waters" (Ps 77:20)
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6:16-21.
When it was evening, the …More
Saint(s) of the day : St. Apollonius, Martyr (+ c. 186), Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin
Other saints of the day
Readings
Commentary of the day : Prayer known as "of Peter and the other apostles"
"Through the sea was your path; your way, through the mighty waters" (Ps 77:20)
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6:16-21.
When it was evening, the disciples of Jesus went down to the sea,
embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing.
When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid.
But he said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid."
They wanted to take him into the boat, but the boat immediately arrived at the shore to which they were heading.