Saint Bernadette will always be one of the best saints in my heart because of the love she had for God and how mentally strong she was. I remember when I first read about saint Bernadette, I was completely blown away by her bravery. She was fighting the whole world, enduring people’s contempt without anyone to lean on. She had never once blamed God for her conditions and the situation He put her in. She had to make a lot of tough decisions and she always chose the hardest ones. Saint Bernadette was really an admirable woman. Saint Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. Even at a very young age, saint Bernadette had to suffer extreme asthma. Her illness didn’t seem to make any progress. Therefore, She spent the rest …show more content…
She caused the spring to produce clean water. 69 cures have been verified by the Lourdes Medical Bureau (Saint Bernadette). Even the Church could not explain why. The Church authorities and the French government interviewed saint Bernadette and confirmed she spoke the truth, saint Bernadette was overwhelmed by the attention she was receiving from the people. She decided to go to the hospice school run by the Sisters of Charity of Nerves, where she learned how to read and write. Later, she joined the Sisters of Charity and spent the rest of her life working as an infirmary assistant. That was Saint Bernadette second virtue, humility. Once a nun asked if her if she had temptations of pride because she was favored by Our Lady. “How can I?” She answered quickly. “Our Lady chose me because I was the most ignorant.” (Saint …show more content…
Her last words were, "Blessed Mary, Mother of God, pray for me. A poor sinner, a poor sinner."She had been suffering her sickness since she was a toddler. Faith was her strength. It was what made her keep on fighting back. In her last moment, she prayed. When I think about Saint Bernadette, I feel ashamed of myself, because I don’t think I will ever be able to stand against people alone.
I don’t think I will ever be strong like her. However, I believe I can be stronger, maybe not like her, but definitely stronger. What will Saint Bernadette do? I will ask myself that question whenever I need more confidence. She will guide me through my hard times. She will help me to stand up whenever I fall. She will be my
Currently, Bernice Burgos is 37 years old and her birth sign is Aries. She was born on 17 April 1980 in New York City, USA. She was brought up in the tri-state area, between New Jersey and New York City. She hasn’t opened up much regarding her early age and parents. She has a dark brown eye in color and she has dyed her hair dark brown.
Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers and children, is one of the most popular yet mysterious saints of the Catholic Church. Though considered a saint. Saint Christopher is not in the official canon of the saints, and not much is really known about him. It is theorized that Saint Christopher was actually a martyr named Reprobus who was beheaded in the third century.
However, in 1425, the French were able to stop a siege on Mont St. Michael, as hope for winning the war and gossip among the town grew once more. A few months later, Joan began to hear a voice call her from her father’s garden, which she later claimed to be the voice of France’s patron saint, St. Michael. Her voices or revelations become more specific and urgent as more and more towns were conquered by the Burgundians and the English, while Joan become more distant and absent to her family friends to talk with her voices, and soon, it became apparent to Joan that God has given her a mission to save the exiled prince and France, although, with low-confidence with her peasant stature, her voices gave her the confidence and help to pursue the mission. Her father, oblivious to Joan’s revelations, dreams that she’ll join the army, which meant that she’ll be a camp follower, and so, he demanded her brothers to drown her if she did or he’ll do it himself as he and her mother kept a closer eye on her. Despite her parent’s worry and fear, Joan persisted in completing her mission as she made preparations to visit her her first cousin near Vaucouleurs in December to take care of the baby when in actuality, Joan was planning to go to Vaucouleurs, a town loyal to the French, to get help
...he shows us her character, not by how she gives herself respect, but by the continued respect that she gives to others: even her tormenters. Her secret shame was kept inside, and it was an impossible burden to bear. She was brave.
Finally, Mary Stated that Many people can rise above any situation if they are motivated, encouraged and knowing that they have something at stake to loose.
Maria Teresa is usually only seen as ‘the little sister’ in her family but through the revolution she is able to show courage even through the hardest times. Mate says, “She seemed pretty impressed with my arguing back at her like that. She's always telling me to stand up for myself, but I guess she didn't figure I'd stand up to her” (Alvarez 1.3.95). Maria Teresa shows courage by arguing with her sister. Although this is a
We have all been faced with countless tragedies in our lives such as the loss of a loved one or a divorce, which have tested our personal strengths. Losing your mother takes a lot out of you as a person. While reading the book and realizing how close Strayed and her mother were, Lord only knows how empty she felt inside. Personal strengths are mostly defined as incidents, or knowledge of incidents that surround our day to day lives.With no experience or training, Strayed decided to up and leave her entire way of life only driven by blind will. Strayed stated, “I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me” (Strayed 30). She went o...
Jehanne d’Arc or more commonly known as Joan of Arc nicknamed the Maid of Orleans is a brave heroine who is known for her work during the Hundred Years War. With her defeat at her last battle, Joan ends the Hundred Years War and years later gets declared a saint for her bravery and sacrifice. Throughout her life, she struggled with an education and growing up on a farm. Later in those years she beings to hears voices and sees visions believing it to be from the Heavens and joins the French war because of it. Only being a teenager through all this, at the age of 19 she’s gets betrayed by who she thinks is an ally and burnt at the stake for charges.
People do usually have to be strong to be brave. But people must realize that they can portray themselves as brave by just doing some trivial things like saving a cat. few people are brave on the inside themselves. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose is a sweet person from inside but is unable to express her feelings and her addiction simply adds on to the troubles run on.
“Not, perhaps, the patroness of France; rather, the patroness of vivid life, prized not for military victories but for the gift of passionate action taken against ridiculous odds, for the grace of holding nothing back.” (Gordon 173). This quote is referring to Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was very religious; known for seeing visions and voices from God telling her to go deep into France and help with the war, which she did. At the age of eighteen Joan of Arc led French armies through a series of battles and each of these battles resulted in a victory. Many people, especially men, were threatened by her because of the fact that she was able to do things like leading armies when she was both a girl and a teenager and because she was able to see visions
My Classmate who traveled to Ireland last year was able to share with me about Saint Bridit, I was anxious to know about the great saints in Ireland. I was eagered to know about Saint Bridit because when I was born my mother named me Cassandra and back in Celtic tradition my name meant Prophetess and Godesss and Bridit was considered to be a Godess as well. While attending Ohio Dominican my instructor gave an lecture on Saint Bridit and women in the ancient Celtic Tradition, which drove me to write about Bridgit. I wanted to know who this women was who brought a powerful presence to Ireland, her name was so recognized that she was honored by man and women in highplaces.
Joan of Arc is perhaps one of the most well-known and influential women in Western history. Arthur Conan Doyle argued that “Next to the Christ the highest spiritual being of whom we have any exact record upon this earth is the girl Jeanne" (Denis 5). Her fearlessness and devotion to God has been praised by iconic figures such as Winston Churchill, Pope Benedict XVI and Mark Twain. Her accomplishments are immortalized in history books, art and pop culture. Unlike any other, Joan stands as a feminist leader and an inspiration to all Christians.
Joan impacted France and the world by creating a national consciousness that never existed before and became a personality cult that embraced all who looked up to her. She made a absolute stunning moral impact to everyone, no matter if they were against the fact she has a special gift, by all her military victories and the patriotism and devotion she gave, which also helped all her soldiers believe in themselves. Joan hauled all the wrecked mess from these people in France and brought back a hopeful future and renewal embrace. Not only the battles Joan won for France and bringing alive a great King, but she will be remembered for her excellent leadership, even when she was shot down, and fighting and dying for what she stood for.
The accomplishments Joan achieved affected life in the Renaissance and even life today. Her success and dedication brought new hope to war-weary people, and drove the English out of France (Pegues par 1). Because of Joan, Charles VII reached his rightful place at throne and stayed there even 30 years after Joan’s Death (Gascoigne par 2). During her lifetime many people thought she used sorcery to convince people, but when she died people realized that indeed, she was divinely led (Gale Free Resources par 18). Joan’s legend of dedication and belief will always be in the world’s heart.
Catherine of Siena was a very strong minded lady. She only wanted things to go her way and she revolted if she did not like what was happening. She also did not care about what people said and she did what she thought was right and what made her happy, and I hope that I am that kind of person throughout my life. I see wisdom, courage, and knowledge in her. People back in her day may not of seen wisdom within her then, but I do now. She was a very wise person for being so young. She gives me the courage to go out and stand up for what I believe in even if not everybody agrees with it. She was a knowledgeable lady. Yes, she could read which would have been a lot of knowledge then, but I see knowledge just in who she was. I do not picture many females at that time really being like her, so to me she really stands out. She was a pretty awesome