The Congregation of the Holy Family has organized a vigil at St. These visits would include enquiring about the spiritual and other needs of families. The congregation decided that from July 1, when the canonization date was announced, to October 13, the canonization day, every sister would visit at least 50 families. Visiting familiesĪlongside these spiritual exercises, the sisters have been visiting families, in line with the special charism of Mariam Thresia who urged a compassionate love for families. They also have a 12-hour adoration starting at 7 am. They are observing special fasting days apart from their normal routine and have abstained from meat for the past 2 to 3 years.Īt her tomb at the Mariam Thresia pilgrim centre at Kuzhikkatussery in Kerala, the sisters and parishioners have been praying the rosary for 3 hours along with the Divine Mercy chaplet. They are holding the daily Holy Hour and night vigils on Saturdays. Udaya explained that the nuns have been dedicating themselves to prayer and have had a special weeklong retreat on the spirituality of Mariam Thresia. In Rome for Sunday’s canonization, she explained to Vatican news that they are concentrating more on spiritual preparation and works of charity for the family than external preparation. Since then, the sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Family have been preparing intensely for this great day, said Sister Udaya, the Superior General of the Congregation. Pope Francis on February 12 authorized a decree recognizing a miracle through her intercession, which cleared her for sainthood, and on July 1, the Pope decided on October 13 as the canonization day. Sister Thresia died on June 8, 1926, at the age of 50, and was declared Blessed by Pope Saint John Paul II on April 9, 2000. This ministry led her to establish the new Congregation of the Holy Family on. Thresia and three companions who joined her led a life of prayer and austere penance and continued to help families, visiting the sick, the poor and the needy irrespective of religion or caste. Her entire existence was tormented by demons and she offered her sufferings for the remission of the sins of the world. She received several mystical gifts like prophecy, healing, an aura of light, sweet odour and frequently had ecstasies and levitations. She was also blessed with the stigmata but kept it secret to avoid attention. In imitation of Jesus, she helped the poor, nursed the sick, visited and comforted the lonely people of her parish. She wanted to be conformed ever more to the likeness of the suffering Christ to whom she also consecrated her virginity at an early age. In her intense love for God, the 8-year old girl gave herself up to austere, penance, fasting and prayer. Belonging to a once rich and noble family with extensive landed property, the future pioneer of the family apostolate grew up in piety and holiness under the loving guidance of her saintly mother, Thanda. The others are English Cardinal John Henry Newman, Swiss laywoman Marguerite Bays, Brazilian Sister Dulce Lopes and Italian Sister Giuseppina Vannini.Ī religious and mystic, Sister Mariam Theresia was born in Puthenchira, in southern India’s Kerala state, on April 26, 1876. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, the foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family (CHF). Pope Francis will raise 5 new saints of the Catholic Church to the glory of the altar during a solemn Eucharistic Celebration in Rome’s St.
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