BL. ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA, MYSTIC AND VICTIM SOUL

BL. ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA, MYSTIC AND VICTIM SOUL - 13 OCTOBER

BLESSED ALEXANDRINA MARIA DA COSTA, MYSTIC AND VICTIM SOUL

Alexandrina Maria da Costa, was born on March 30, 1904 in Balazar, Portugal.

At 14 years old, three men tried to break into her room to rape her. To escape them, Alexandrina jumped 13 feet (4.0 m) down from a window, barely surviving. Her spine was broken from the fall. She remained bed-ridden for about 30 years.

According to her Vatican biography, from March 1942, for about 13 years until her death, she received no food except for the Holy Eucharist, and her weight dropped to about 33 kilograms (73 lb). She was examined by medical doctors, with no conclusion.

Based on the advice of a priest, her sister kept a diary of Alexandrina's words and mystical experiences. According to her Vatican autobiography Jesus spoke to her, at one point saying: "You will very rarely receive consolation... I want that while your heart is filled with suffering, on your lips there is a smile".

In 1944, she joined the "Union of Salesian Cooperators", offering her suffering for the salvation of souls and for the sanctification of youth. She died in Balazar on October 13, 1955.

On April 25, 2004 she was beatified by Pope John Paul II who stated that "her secret to holiness was love for Christ".

Information from Wikipedia

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Alexandrina 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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