Today is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, a national holy day in Mexico and observed among many Hispanic communities in the U.S. as well. We've had Evensong on this feast day in our parish in the past, and I believe it is good for American Catholics to invoke her intercession on a regular basis.
Fortunately my breviary is old enough to reflect that it is also the memorial day of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, wife and mother of six sons who then entered religious life after her husband's passing, founding the Visitation order, which focused on caring for the sick and poor. She and St. Francis de Sales, who I suppose was her spiritual guide, wrote wonderful letters to each other which attest to the depth of their faith and their friendship.
I attended St. Jane Frances grade school and parish in Pasadena, MD.
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