BL. MARY OF THE DIVINE HEART

BL. MARY OF THE DIVINE HEART - 8 JUNE

BLESSED MARY OF THE DIVINE HEART

Bl. Mary of the Divine Heart

Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart, born Maria Droste zu Vischering in Münster, on September 8, 1863, came from a wealthy, noble German family. Her parents were devout Catholics: Count Clemens Droste zu Vischering and of Countess Helen von Galen.

In 1883, at the chapel of the Castle of Darfeld, she is said to have had a vision of Jesus Christ who told her: "Thou shalt be the wife of my heart". On August 5 of that same year, Maria told her parents of her desire to become a religious.

She joined the Catholic Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd. In 1894 she was sent to Portugal, where she was initially assistant to the mother superior of the convent in Lisbon. In May 1894, Sister Mary was appointed to the office of the Mother Superior of the convent in Porto.

She is best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to consecrate the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Pope Leo XIII called the solemn consecration "the greatest act of my pontificate".

She died in Porto on June 8, 1899. Pope Paul VI beatified Sister Mary of the Divine Heart in 1975.

Sources:

https://www.olcgs.org/our-saints-and-blessed/blessed-maria-droste/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_the_Divine_Heart

https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-forgotten-blessed-nun-who-influenced-the-pope

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Mary of the Divine Heart 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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