St. Rose of Lima 8/23

"Saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint."





St. Rose of Lima -- August 23

St. Rose of Lima

A crown of roses on her head

Prayer:
Dear God our Father, St. Rose gave up everything to devote herself to a life of penance because she loved You. Help us to be selfless like St. Rose, and to love our neighbor and our family. Amen.



Quotes:

“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.”


“When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.”


"Lord, increase my sufferings,

and with them increase
Your love in my heart."

Read more about St. Rose of Lima HERE and HERE.

Coloring pages from Faith Keepers CD HERE and Vee at Paper Dali HERE.

This beautiful holy saint was born in Lima, in Peru. Her real name was Isabel, but she was such a beautiful baby that she was affectionately called Rose.  As Rose grew older, she became more and more beautiful. One day her mother put a wreath of flowers on her head to show off her loveliness to friends. But Rose did not like that.  She only wanted Jesus to notice her and love her. Rose did not think she was special because of her beauty. She realized that beauty is a gift from God.  She even became afraid that her beauty might be a temptation to someone. She noticed people staring at her with approval. She heard them say that her complexion was smooth and beautiful.  So she rubbed her face with pepper until her skin became all red and blistered so that people would not find her beautiful anymore.

St. Rose worked hard to support her parents who were very poor. She humbly obeyed them, too, except when they tried to get her to marry. That she would not do.  Her love for Jesus was so great that when she talked about Him, her face glowed. Rose prayed that her parents would allow her to live for Jesus.

The devil often tried to tempt her and there were times when she had to suffer terrible loneliness and sadness. Yet she cheerfully offered all these troubles to Jesus. She kept praying for her trust to grow stronger.   In her last long, painful sickness, this brave young woman used to pray: "Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them increase your love in my heart." She was just thirty-one when she died on August 24, 1617, in Lima.

Click on HERE to see a listing, in order, of all the Saints and Feast Day folders for the liturgical year, or click on the picture of the Archangels folder on my top right sidebar.

Also, Xhonane at Familia Catolica has a similar post HERE listing the liturgical folders she has made thus far, and she will add to it as well.