From ChurchPOP
By Caroline Perkins
Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, an African American nun from rural Missouri, became the center of attention after the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles exhumed her body and found it surprisingly preserved.
Catholic News Agency shed light on the life and legacy of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster in a recent article.
Below are 10 things to know and share about this incredible nun who recently made headlines.
2. Raised in a deeply pious home.
3. She had a mystical experience at her first Communion at age 9, when Jesus invited her to be His.
4. She graduated as valedictorian of St. Joseph’s Catholic High School, the school her parents helped found during segregation.
6. She took the name Wilhelmina when she made her vows.
7. She was foundress of the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles.
Caroline Perkins, ChurchPOP
8. She is remembered for her love of Our Lady.
9. Sister Wilhelmina’s last conscious words were “O Maria,” sung two days before her death as part of the hymn “O Sanctissima.”
10. Four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin, her body appeared remarkably well-preserved.
Let us pray for the soul of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster!
A Prayer for the Deceased by St. Alphonsus Liguori:
My God! I recommend to Thee
the souls of my relations, my benefactors,
my friends and my enemies, and of those
who are in Purgatory on my account.
I recommend to Thee the souls of
evangelical laborers, of Religious and priests,
and especially of those who had charge of my soul.
I recommend to Thee the souls of those who
were most devout to the passion of Our Lord,
to the Blessed Sacrament,
to the Blessed Virgin Mary,
the souls who are most abandoned,
those who suffer most, and those who are
nearest to the entrance into paradise.
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are subject to deletion if they are not germane. I have no problem with a bit of colourful language, but blasphemy or depraved profanity will not be allowed. Attacks on the Catholic Faith will not be tolerated. Comments will be deleted that are republican (Yanks! Note the lower case 'r'!), attacks on the legitimacy of Pope Francis as the Vicar of Christ (I know he's a material heretic and a Protector of Perverts, and I definitely want him gone yesterday! However, he is Pope, and I pray for him every day.), the legitimacy of the House of Windsor or of the claims of the Elder Line of the House of France, or attacks on the legitimacy of any of the currently ruling Houses of Europe.