ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 18th of April WELCOME! BLESSED MARY OF THE INCARNATION, FOUNDRESS Blessed Mary of the Incarnation Blessed Mary of the Incarnation ( April 18 ), a Carmelite from Pontoise, was beatified by Pius VI in 1791. Born in Paris on February 1 , 1565, and baptized Barbara, she was the only daughter of a virtuous and respected couple: the honourable Nicolas Avrillot and his wife, Mary (née Lhuillier). From the cradle, the pious Barbara showed herself to be a child of grace. From the age of eleven, she accustomed herself to an almost ceaseless lifting of her heart to God - a practice taught to her by her aunt, a nun at Longchamp, under whose guidance she had grown up. From that time on, she displayed a great fear of offending God, a scrupulous care not to inconvenience anyone, and deep humility whenever she was reproved. She prepared for her First Holy Communion through acts of mortification and penance that would have...