ST. CARLO DA SEZZE, FRANCISCAN, ST. RAFFAELLA OF THE SACRED HEART, VIRGIN, FOUNDRESS OF THE ANCELLE OF THE SACRED HEART Jan 6

ST. CARLO DA SEZZE, FRANCISCAN

Born in Sezze in 1613, the son of peasants, he joined the Order of Friars Minor: he worked as a cook, porter, and beggar. Despite poor education, he had the gift of infused knowledge and was advisor to the Popes. He was distinguished for his humility, combining contemplation and concrete charity.  Jan 6

ST. RAFFAELLA OF THE SACRED HEART, VIRGIN, FOUNDRESS OF THE ANCELLE OF THE SACRED HEART

A Spanish religious (1850-1925), she founded a Congregation dedicated to perpetual eucharistic adoration and to the apostolate. Misunderstood by her sisters, she resigned and carried out the most humble tasks with meekness, as a simple nun, accepting everything "as if it came from the hand of God".  Jan 6