SAINT FEAST DAY 29 OCTOBER: BL. CHIARA BADANO

BLESSED CHIARA BADANO, VIRGIN

Blessed Chiara Badano first saw the light of day in Sassello. Her parents Maria Teresa and Ruggero Badano, a lorry driver, had wished for a child for more than ten years, when Chiara was born on October 29, 1971.

When Chiara was at school, she came in contact with the Focolare Movement, founded by Chiara Lubich, which changed her life. Since then, Chiara used to say, "I must give Jesus with my conduct." She planned to join the missions.

Chiara was diagnosed with a malignant bone tumour at the age of seventeen. She abandoned herself and the illness gradually became marginal for her, living it in Jesus. She would have required morphine for her pain, but she refused it.

She also wrote to Chiara Lubich, informing her of the decision to stop chemotherapy: "Only God can. The back pain due to the two surgeries and the immobility in bed have increased... Tonight my heart is full of joy... I feel so small and the road to take is so difficult, I often feel overwhelmed by pain. But it is the Bridegroom who comes to visit me."

Chiara Luce died on October 7, 1990, the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary. Declared venerable on July 3, 2008, she was beatified on September 25, 2010.

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Chiara may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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