Bl. Imelda
Patron of fervant first communion
The patroness of fervent first communion, Blessed Imelda, came from one of the oldest families in Bologna; her father was Count Igano Lambertini and her mother was Castora Galuzzi. Even as a tiny child she showed unusual piety, taking delight in prayer and slipping off to a quiet corner of the house, which she adorned with flowers and pictures to make it a little oratory. When she was nine, she was placed, at her own wish, in the Dominican convent in Val di Pietra, to be trained there by the nuns. Her disposition soon endeared her to all, while the zeal with which she entered all the religious life of the house greatly edified the nuns. Her special devotion was to the Eucharistic presence of Our Lord at Mass and in the tabernacle. To receive Our Lord in Holy Communion became the consuming desire of her heart, but the custom of the place and time had fixed twelve as the earliest age for a first communion. She would sometimes exclaim: "Tell me, can anyone receive Jesus into his heart and not die? "
When she was eleven years old she was present with the rest of the community at the Ascension Day Mass. All the others had received their communion: only Imelda was left unsatisfied. The nuns were preparing to leave the church when some of them were startled to see what appeared to be a Sacred Host hovering in the air above Imelda, as she knelt before the closed tabernacle absorbed in prayer. Quickly they attracted the attention of the priest who hurried forward with a paten on which to receive It. In the face of such a miracle he could not do otherwise than give to Imelda her first communion, which was also her last. For the rapture with which she received her Lord was so great that it broke her heart: she sank unconscious to the ground, and when loving hands upraised her, it was found that she was dead.
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happy feast day Blessed Imelda Lambertini. we hope you become canonized soon. please help my mom with her ailments and watch over all children. thank you
I have no words to describe how this beautiful story has touched me, I sincerely do hope my patron saint is up there praying for me to one day join her and together we will forever adore and praise our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I'm going to choose Imelda for my confirmation saint. I've just always loved her story & find her do inspiring.
happy feast day Bl. Imelda. we hope you become canonized soon. please help my mom with her ailments. thank you
My Patron Saint - so wonderful ! Tom Kearney : I disagree- sorry ; another Eucharistic Day but most likely 2012. Keep praying !
I am named after this wonderful saint and i feel her with me every day. May we all try to love the lord our god as much as she did. What a beautiful life and death, may god bless you all.
What an inspiring story. It would be wonderfull if every child who recives the eucharist doesnt take it as a joke and welcomes christ into their hearts with love.
if it happened the world would be a magnificent sight not as ghastly as it looks now .
What a nice story....Blessed St. Imelda.... I love Jesus Christ, Mama Mary & Catholic church...
Couldn't you give us any idea of her dates? Thanks.
i'm from indonesian..I was deeply moved to read the history .. hopefully LAMBERTINI SANTA Imelda from her story, giving us the name of Imelda and also all the people in this world, stay close and believe in god .. have a gentle soul like Imelda SANTA LAMBERTINI .. AMIN
I am glad and honored that my parents named me after her. Her story is so inspiring .
If we could anticipate and receive Jesus in this same way... we would all be dead of Joy! Kids nowadays don't know anything about our faith. Parents, don't give up and keep the tradition of our faith alive in your kids' hearts so that they may be like Bl. Imelda. Courage!!
Thank you for this beautiful story. If we would all approach the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist with the same reverence as Blessed Imelda, this world would be a much different place.
I believe that it may well be that Blessed Imelda is the saint of the Blessed Eucharist, referred to by the seer Conchita, when speaking of the Miracle of Garabandal. This great event (the miracle) spoken of by Our Lady to Conchita during the above -mentioned apparitions, which took place during the 1960's in northern Spain, is reported by Conchita to occur on the Feast Day of a martyr of the Eucharist. For further information on this prediction please google 'Catholic Planet'.
Thank you sincerely for the above information on Blessed Imelda. It is one of the most moving and beautiful stories that I have ever read. Peace be with you and all your readers and their loved ones.
Tom Kearney.
I have a picture of Blessed Imelda and on the back which usually tells about the saint or blessed one. Its in a foreign language so I had to look her up to read about her and was shocked and amazed at what I Found out about her.
I was at a Catholic event and some of the people there did monologues about different holy people and someone did Bl. Imelda an I just really had to look her up so this was really interesting and helpful, thanks
Thankx for the good job