St. Lydwine
Patron of sickness; chronically ill, ice skaters, town of Schiedam
1380 - 1433
St. Lydwine is the patroness of sickness Lydwine of Schiedam was born at Schiedam, Holland, one of nine children of a working man. After an injury in her youth, she became bedridden and suffered the rest of her life from various illnesses and diseases. She experienced mystical gifts, including supernatural visions of heaven, hell, purgatory, apparitions of Christ, and the stigmata. Thomas a Kempis wrote a biography of her. She was canonized Pope Leo XIII in 1890. Lydwine suffered a fall while ice skating in 1396, when a friend collided with her and caused her to break a rib on the right side. From this injury, she never recovered. An abscess formed inside her body which later burst and caused Lydwine extreme suffering. Eventually, she was to suffer a series of mysterious illnesses which in retrospect seemed to be from the hands of God. Lydwine heroically accepted her plight as the will of God and offered up her sufferings for the sins of humanity. Some of the illnesses which affected Lydwine were headaches, vomiting, fever, thirst, bedsores, toothaches, spasms of the muscles, blindness, neuritis and the stigmata. Her feast day is April 14.
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My granddaughter, Lilly has been born on your Feast Day of April 14. Please watch over and protect her from all physical and moral harm that one day she may share with you in the Glory of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.
St. Lydwine, thanks for your prayers and intercession. My son Mathew is now fully recovered. Please continue to pray for us to bear all the pains and sufferings bravely and wholeheartedly.
St.Lydwine no words can say how i fell
God Bless us all
Amen
Dear Saint,
Kindly pray for the sick people who are bedridden. Give them solace and comforts. Enable them to offer all their sufferings for their sins and of the whole world. Kindly remember my uncle, James who is suffering from paralysis of hand and leg. Bless him with your grace that he gets completely cured and physically, mentally and spiritually strengthened. Protect his family from all harms especially financial difficulties. Amen.
O God our Father Ï offer up my sickness for sinners and the poor souls in purgatory. accept this burden with gladness for the love of You.
14th april 2013:st lydwine pray for us companion friends!
St. Lydwine i'm inspired and touched by the life you lived. I dearly seek your intercession for my family and my children and that God may in his will remove all the obstacles to my matrimonial marriage and that God in his mercy reunite breaking families and also those who suffer acute sicknesses, that our lord may extend his healing hands. Amen.
I would recommend St. Lydwine of Schiedam. (Hope I spelled that right) by Tan Books. For anyone that would like some help with pain or suffering, her story is amazing.
I would recommend St. Lydwine of Schiedam. (Hope I spelled that right) by Tan Books. For anyone that would like some help with pain or suffering, her story is amazing.
my name is lidwine and my whole life is about this saint
St. Lydwine? to you you offer to our Lord God wat happen to you as God will? oh St lydwine pray for me to surrender my problems my pride ego my very situation now to our dear Lord God. all of this i know is for our trust in him? let me cooperate in God"s will.
Saint Lydwina please intercede, I pray, for my 12 year old daughter, Nicole to be completely healed. She suffered a head injury 6 months ago and is still suffering from debilitating headaches, depression, personality change, cognitive decline and many other symptoms. I am a single working mother and I do not have the money to pay for additional help needed and medical treatments. We need God;s help now. Thank you and May God Bless You. Amen.
Dear St. Lydwine, Please pray for my son Mathew, who is to undergo an operation next week to rectify hydrocele and herniation. He is a bit afraid, but with your prayers, I hope he will recover soon. Thank You.
St. Lydwine, pray for all children who are chronically ill. Give them a miraculous cure. I believe your story especailly as it has been authenticated by Thomas a Kempis who is the author of "Imitations of Christ", a book that has led to many conversions all throughout its history. Your life dear saint is incredible as seen from the perspective of the terrible bodily afflictions you experienced and endured. That makes you holy. But truly, dear saint we all love to have good health. So I pray for Jesus to grant good health in His compassion and mercy to little children who are born with terrible afflictions. Today, I travel to go home after having been with my daughter who has had a successful tonsillectomy. Thank you Jesus, lest I forget to give you grateful thanks. You are the eternal healer. I take great pleasure and am awestruck byYour Ressurection appearances to Mary Magdalen, the two disciples walking to Emmaus, the appearance to Peter at the Sea of Galilee and the appearance to the apostles and especially to Thomas. They tell of your undying love and your almost human desire for us to acknowledge You as our Lord and God. I love you Jesus, the Healer. I adore You and dedicate myself to You. Amen.
St. Lydwina, who died in 1433, is listed in the historical calendar of saints for this day (April 13th) as a virgin and patron of ice skaters! :)
In JM+J, Tom.
Is this true that there is inaccurate information of The Saints and Blesseds on Catholic.org? I have seen a few instances myself in the past myself but never mentioned anything?
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Anthony UK
I remain confused. You say she was canonized in 1890. But according to the dictionary of Saints I have (by J J Delaney) she is only "Blessed" it says "her cult was approved inn 1890",not that she was canonized then.