Polish nun beatified
September 30, 2015
Sister Clara Ludmilla Szczesna (1863-1916), the co-foundress of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was beatified in Kraków, Poland, on September 27.
Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, presided at the Mass of beatification.
Stating that Blessed Szczesna manifested “charity without limits,” the prelate preached that she was ready “to accept the will of God and to care for the needy, especially children and the sick, with special charity.”
At his regular Wednesday public audience on September 29, Pope Francis welcomed pilgrims from Poland who were celebrating the beatification. He said that Blessed Szczesna "taught us about giving oneself to God, humble service to neighbors, life according to the spirit of the Gopsel, and sensitivity to the poor."
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Further information:
- Carità al femminile (L’Osservatore Romano, p. 7)
- The Pope recalls Blessed Klara Ludwika Szczesna, St. Rita of Cascia and St. Jerome (VIS)
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