St. Margaret of Clitherow

Margaret was born in 1556 in Middleton, England. Her father was a wax chandler and each her dad and mom had been Protestants. She was not solely very enticing but in addition had an enthralling character. In 1571 she married John Clitherow, a well-to-do butcher, they usually had three kids.

About three years into their marriage, Margaret transformed to the Catholic religion. She was a fervent Christian and believed in residing her religion to the fullest. She typically risked her life harboring monks. She had two chambers the place she supplied shelter for monks who had been fleeing persecution and arrest. One chamber was connected to her house and the opposite was in one other a part of town. Margaret enabled these monks to supply Mass frequently, even throughout the top of the persecutions. Some of the monks had been martyred and Margaret herself wished for such a grace. To die for her Lord can be her biggest deed.

Finally, Margaret was arrested and though it’s believed that she was pregnant, her sentence was to be pressed to loss of life. On Good Friday, within the 12 months 1586, Margaret, joyous and smiling, was led barefoot to the tollbooth on Ousebridge. She bequeathed her hose and sneakers to her daughter, Anne, implying that Anne ought to observe in her mom’s footsteps and be keen to die for her religion. Margaret was laid atop a big boulder along with her arms outstretched within the type of a cross along with her palms tied to posts. A picket door was laid on prime of her and encumbered till she was crushed to loss of life. After fifteen painful minutes, Margaret’s final phrases had been, “Jesu, Jesu, have mercy on me!” Margaret’s want was fulfilled. She grew to become a martyr for Christ.

Lessons

Saint Margaret’s hand has been preserved at St. Mary’s convent in York. Both of her sons, William and Henry, grew to become monks. Her daughter Ann, to whom she left her sneakers, grew to become a nun.

Prayer

Dear Lord Jesus, give us the braveness and charm not solely to reside holy lives, however to be keen to die holy deaths as St. Margaret of Clitherow did. We thanks, pricey Lord, for the examples of your holy saints. May we observe of their footsteps. In Your holy identify we pray. Amen.

Other Saints We Remember Today

St. Ludger (802), Bishop

picture: zeitgenössischer Stecher, um 1750, nach älterer Darstellung, Public area, by way of Wikimedia Commons