St. Rose of Lima
St. Rose of Lima is the patroness of Latin America and the Philippines. This South American Saint's real name was Isabel, but she was such a beautiful baby that she was called Rose, and that name remained. As she grew older, she became more and more beautiful, and one day, her mother put a wreath of flowers on her head to show off her loveliness to friends. But St. Rose had no desire to be admired, for her heart had been given to Jesus. So she put a long pin into that wreath and it pierced her so deeply, that she had a hard time getting the wreath off afterward. Another time she became afraid that her beauty might be a temptation to someone, since people could not take their eyes off her. Therefore,
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"Prayer to St. Rose of LimaAdmirable Saint Rose, you were truly a
weet flower blooming on the rugged soil;
ou were indeed a rose among the thorns,
earing with meekness and patience the
tings of envious tongues, and preserving
erfect purity and modesty amid the alluring
landishments of a deceitful world. By the merits which you have thus gained
ith our divine Lord, obtain for me the grace
o bear my afflictions with patience, to
emain pure and modest, to be meek and
umble, and to be faithful to the inspirations
f the Holy Spirit, so that I may be ever
ore pleasing and acceptable in the sight of
y dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
men.
Saint of: people ridiculed for their piety, gardeners, Americas, New World, India, West Indies, Philipppines.
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