Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerick

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Feastday: February 9
1774 - 1824
Beatified By: October 3, 2004, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II

As a young lay woman in Coesfeld, Germany, Anne Catherine Emmerick, employed as a seamstress, daily attended Mass, visited the Blessed Sacrament, and in the late evening spent hour upon hour praying on her knees. Around midnight, she would leave her home to make the Stations of the Cross by candlelight at a series of wayside shrines outside her village, along a lengthy path that wound through the pine woods, taking over two hours to complete. She offered her devotions especially for the souls in purgatory, who in turn assisted her, as she explained: �Whenever I do something for them, they pray for me.� In her interior life, she drew much inspiration from the liturgical ceremonies of the Church, especially those of Holy Week. At the age of twenty-eight, Anne Catherine entered an Augustinian convent. But in 1811, after nine years of religious life, she was forced to leave when her convent was suppressed by Napoleon, who controlled the region. Soon afterward, she fell ill, and spent her remaining years bedridden. In this state of suffering, she received numerous visions, private revelations, and the mystical gift of the stigmata.

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chet bas
3 months ago
happy feast day Bl. Emmerick. please help my mom in the writing of her books. thank you
Jerry
8 months ago
Pray the rosary.
Steven Beingana
1 year ago
My younger had a failed labor days ago. Today, after a an operation done successfully, she has a baby girl. Hours ago while she was in the theater, I implored the help of Mother Mary and the Saint of today.
I am pleased to read about Bl. Anne Catherine. The baby girl will be named after her.
thankful girl
1 year ago
that is a lot information for my communion thanks
Elizabeth N
1 year ago
I am currently reading Anne Catherine Emmerick's book on the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- it is absolutely wonderful. I have always had the hope that some day I would be able to actually see the Nativity as it really happened -- Joseph and Mary looking for a place to stay, the Kings visiting the Baby Jesus, and the wonder of the Birth of the Son of God. Reading Blessed Ann's book, I feel like I am really there with her watching it all happen. I love Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerick and will pray that she will soon become a Saint.
Gina Steffl
2 years ago
I love blessed Anne Catherine Emmerick. She has aided me and prayed for me many times throughout my life!
raymund dicolen
2 years ago
i wish blessed anne catherine emmerick would finally be canonised.
Lizzie
3 years ago
She sounds like a cool person. :)

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