St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars

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Feastday: August 26
Died: 1897

Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Born in Catalonia, Spain, she overcame many difficulties in her youth and eventually became a teacher at Lerida. Desirous to enter the religious life, she failed to win entry into the convent at the advice of her spiritual director, decided to launch her own congregation. On January 27, 1872, at Barbastro, Spain, she began the Little Sisters of the Poor, called the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Age. Considerable zeal, she had founded by the time of death more than fifty houses for her congregation. Beatified in 1958, she was canonized in 1974 by Pope VI.

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Joseph Mathew
8 months ago
St. Teresa of Jornet, please continue to pray for us.
Mona
8 months ago
Please Dear Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars, pray for Jacob that he finds the right path,for his parents that they find the strenght and wisdom to guide him and for all cancer patients that they deal with their diseade with grace and dignity. Thank you.
William Slattery
1 year ago
THANK YOU AND MAY GOD ALL MIGHTY LOOK DOWN ON US THOUGH YOU AND GRAND UD OUR PRAYERS .BLESSINGS TO ALL YOU ALL FROM BILL SLATTERY.
Joseph Mathew
1 year ago
Dear St. Teresa of Journet , Please pray for us!
Bridget McAinsh
1 year ago
JEANNE JUGAN OR SISTER MARY OF THE CROSS WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE LITTLE SISTERS IN FRANCE IN 1839. SHE WAS CANNONIZED TWO YEARS AGO.
BEFORE HER DEATH SHE LIVED A LIFE OF SIMPLICITY AND WAS NOT KNOWN AS THE FOUNDRESS O F THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR. THE ORDER IS INTERNATIONAL NOW.
christie
1 year ago
St. Teresa of Jornet Ibars, pray for the bedridden, inferm, abandoned and those in nursing homes. Pray also for little children who are born with afflictions. On your feast day we remember how you triumphed over personal trials, rejection and abandonment. It is simply amazing how someone who was rejected entry into religious life, then went on to be the founder of one. This is a manifestation of God's response to one who persevered in loving Him. Our loving God will accomplish much more in and through us than we could ever dream of. Lord Jesus, help me remember that nothing is impossible with You. In your mercy and through the intercession of your loving St. Teresa answer all our prayers, deepest concerns and implorations. Amen.
Emma
2 years ago
There are two different sisters of the poor. This one changed to Little Sisters of the Abandoned Age. It started out The sisters of the poor but later changed.
Pat Buron
2 years ago
So are there two different organizations of The Little Sisters of the Poor ?
St. Jeanne Jugan of Cancale, France, started in 1839.
&
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars of Catalonia, Spain, started in 1872
Sue Nyland
2 years ago
Which Pope canonized her? Pope VI??
francesco
3 years ago
i love st.Teresa of Jesus.
Diana J E.
3 years ago
Not sure if there are two Congregations named Little Sisters of the Poor. The one I am familiar with since sixth grade here in the States(am now 73) was founded in France by Jeanne Jugan (religious name: Sr. Marie de la Croix or in English Sr. Mary of the Cross).
Peter P.Hansen
4 years ago
Bless our new bishop - W.Francis Malooly ("Bishop Fran") and our retired bishop, Micheal Salterelli.

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