About the Cause of the Servant of God Isabel the Catholic

H/T to Charles Coulombe for bringing this page to my attention. I knew her Cause had been introduced, but not that it was this active.

From Queen Isabel the Catholic

Queen Isabel the Catholic changed the face of the world. She was instrumental in the defence of Christianity in Europe; she sponsored the discovery of America; began the largest evangelisation campaign since the Apostles; won the longest war in history; promoted women and prohibited slavery; was a devoted wife and mother of five; and she codified universal human rights.

Isabel loved Christ. She made herself God’s humble instrument and God worked mightily through her. We believe that Isabel, as a great laywoman, is a vital model for today, not only for girls, wives, mothers, women leaders and government rulers, but for all men and women seeking to love God and love their neighbour in every aspect of their daily lives.

The Vatican recognises Queen Isabel as a Servant of God. Every day we pray that God’s infinite majesty may be glorified in her prompt canonization. We pray also through Isabel’s intercession for justice, compassion, peace and for all those goods which God in His everlasting love yearns to pour out upon humanity, His children.

There is today a global crisis in public life, a murderous struggle over the proper relation between Church and State, between faith and politics. Although she had enemies, Queen Isabel was adored by her people and admired around the world. She proves that a sovereign can live the Catholic faith to the full, and that it is precisely this combination—capable and courageous leaders who believe in a God of love—which draws the greatest blessings on mankind, bringing peace, order and lasting prosperity.

About Queen Isabel

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Time Line: key dates of Isabel's life (en Español)

By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them by Cardinal Martinez

Isabel of Spain, the Catholic Queen by Warren H. Carroll

A Humble Daughter of the Church by Sister Joan Gormley

2,000 Years of Reasons Why we should Love the Church by Fr Paul Vota, MJ

Columbus’ Queen a Saint? by Andrew Walther

The Last Crusader: Isabella by William Thomas Walsh

Queen Isabel the Catholic, Faithful Daughter of the Church by Archduchess Alexandra von Habsburg

Canonisation

Prayer for Isabel’s intercession

Almighty Father, in Your infinite goodness You made Queen Isabel the Catholic, a model for young ladies, wives, mothers, women leaders and government rulers. As the first sovereign of the American continent You granted to her heart a sense of piety, justice, compassion and the vision of a new land full of promise. Grant us the grace to see Your infinite majesty glorified in her prompt canonisation, and through her intercession...[ask for your particular needs] that we ask of You in this present need through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Servant of God, Queen Isabel, pray for us.
Our Father...Hail Mary...Glory Be...

Pray to the Servant of God Isabel the Catholic and ask her intercession for your particular needs. When you obtain your favor, please inform us at: Comité Reina Isabel, P.O. Box 268237, Chicago, IL 60626-8237, U.S.A.

Process of Canonisation

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Canonical Process

Notes by the Postulator for the Cause for the Canonization of Queen Isabel the Catholic, Most Rev. Anastasio Gutierrez, C.M.F., Ph.D., J.C.D

• Essential Biographical Data
• History of the On-going Cause of Beatification
• Services rendered by the Servant of God to the World and to the Church
• The Message that Queen Isabel Can Bring to the World
• Fame of Sanctity
• Difficulties in the Cause
• Conclusion