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Saint Frances of Rome Quotes

Saint Frances of Rome Quotes

March 9th is the feast day of Saint Frances of Rome. She wanted to become a religious sister, but her parents objected and she was married off. While she was a wife and mother she still longed to live a life of service and prayer. She gathered other women to serve the needs of those who were impoverished.

When a plague swept through the country, she began to care for the sick - even as she lost two children to the illness. She devoted all that she had to care for others and inspired those like her to serve those in need.

Some of the most inspiring quotes by Saint Frances of Rome

Today is the feast day of Saint Frances of Rome. She was a wife and mother and longed to live a life of service and prayer. She gathered other women to serve the needs of those who were impoverished.   When a plague swept through the country, she began to care for the sick - even as she lost two children to the illness. She devoted all that she had to care for others and inspired those like her to serve those in need.   “It is most laudable in a married woman to be devout, but she must never forget that she is a housewife. And sometimes she must leave God at the altar to find Him in her housekeeping.”

1. “It is most laudable in a married woman to be devout, but she must never forget that she is a housewife. And sometimes she must leave God at the altar to find Him in her housekeeping.”

2. “Hope every thing from the mercy of God; it is as boundless as His power.”

3. “A married woman must leave all her devotions when the household demands it.”

4. “She did not cease to be mindful of the things of God during her marriage, so that she pleased God in her husband and her husband in God.” – from the prayer book of the community founded by St. Frances

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