ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 18th of April BLESSED HERLUKA, ANCHORESS Blessed Herluka (Herluca), also known as Helluka, Herulia, French Herluque, was born in Swabia (Württemberg) [Germany]. In her youth she was devoted to a vain and worldly life. But the merciful hand of God sent upon her a severe and protracted illness, which opened her eyes and made her resolve to serve God alone on the path of virtue if He would let her recover. But even after the illness had been overcome, she did not want to remain true to the resolutions she had made, until God sent her an eye ailment that was so severe that she was close to going blind. In this great need she had a vision in which she was taught that she would be completely healed in one of her diseased eyes if she lit a candle in honour of St Cyriacus. This she did and was heard. The eye with which she was able to see properly again remained very sharp into old age. Herluka is thought to have ...