The Life and Revelations of St Gertrude Pt 2
SacredHeartPublications on Jan 30, 2017 Pt 2 The life and revelations of Saint Gertrude, virgin and abbess, of the Order of St. Benedict. Published 1870 by Burns & Oates, Benziger in London, New York . After this work was finished, Our Lord Jesus appeared to her who had completed it, holding it in His hand, and pressing it to His Heart, He said: "I have placed this book thus open upon My Heart, that every word contained therein may be penetrated with Divine sweetness, even as honey penetrates bread. Therefore, whoever reads this book devoutly will receive great profit for his salvation."
The Life and Revelations of St Gertrude Pt 2
Gertrude of Helfta
Gertrudis Helfta
Gertud von Helfta
Geltrude
Gertrudis la Grande
Gertrude Magna
Geltrude…
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formerly 15 November
17 November in Germany
12 April on some calendars
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We don’t know who her parents were or what became of them, and she may have been an orphan. Gertrude was raised in the Benedictine abbey of Saint Mary of Helfta, Eisleben, Saxony from age five. An extremely bright and dedicated student, she excelled in literature and philosophy, and when she was old enough, became a Benedictine nun. At age 26, when she had become too enamored of philosophy, she received a vision of Christ who reproached her; from then on she studied the Bible and the works of the Church Fathers. Gertrude received other visions and mystical instruction, which formed the basis of her writings. She helped spread devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Her writings have been greatly praised by Saint Teresa and Saint Francis de Sales, and continue in print today.
Born
6 January 1256 at Eisleben, Thuringia (part of modern Germany)
Died
on a Wednesday of Easter season, 17 November 1302 at the convent of Saint Mary’s of Helfta, Saxony (part of modern Germany) of natural causes
relics in the old monastery of Helfta
Canonized
received equipotent canonization, and a was universal feast day declared in 1677 by Pope Clement XII
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Magdeburg, Germany, diocese of
Naples, Italy
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Gertrude the Great (Optional Memorial)
Margaret of Scotland (Optional Memorial)
Patronage of Our Lady
Madonna del Carmine
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
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Afan of Wales
Africus of Comminges
Agnes of Assisi
Alfric of Canterbury
Anianus of Asti
Céronne
Edmund Rich of Abingdon
Edward Osbaldeston
Elpidius the Martyr
Eucherius of Lyon
Eustochius the Martyr
Fidentius of Padua
Gobrain of Vannes
Leocadio of Déols
Ludre of Déol
Marcellus the Martyr
Othmar of Saint Gal
Simeon of Cava
Zef Marksen
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Martyrs of Africa – (11 saints)
Martyrs of Almeria – (9 saints)
Martyred in Capua
Agostino
Felicita
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Ansoaldus of Strasburg
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