ST. ROSE OF VITERBO, VIRGIN, FRANCISCAN, ST. COLETTE BOYLET, VIRGIN AND FRANCISCAN, FOUNDRESS OF THE POOR CLARES Mar. 6

ST. ROSE OF VITERBO, VIRGIN, FRANCISCAN

Even as a child, Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor. While still very young, she began a life of penance in her parents’ house. She was as generous to the poor as she was strict with herself. Mar. 6

ST. COLETTE BOYLET, VIRGIN AND FRANCISCAN, FOUNDRESS OF THE POOR CLARES

St. Colette,  Roman Catholic Nun, foundress of the Colettine Poor Clares, better known as the Poor Clares. Due to a number of miraculous events claimed during her life, she is venerated as the patron saint of women seeking to conceive, expectant mothers and sick children. Mar. 6