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Title: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 30, 2019, 06:55:28 PM On January 6, 1826, during a Mass, at the age of forty-two, Joaquina de Vedruna de Mas took the
three vows of religion at the hands of Bishop Corcuera. Even as a religious, she remained very close to her children. :mommaandbaby: :mommaandbaby: :mommaandbaby: :mommaandbaby: :mommaandbaby: :mommaandbaby: Title: Re: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on April 03, 2019, 06:44:53 PM Joaquima de Vedruna was born in Barcelona, Spain on April 16, 1783.
Her father Llorenc de Vedruna was a notary in Barcelona's royal chancery. Her mother was Teresa Vidal. At the age of twelve, Joaquima felt a call from God to religious life. Title: Re: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on April 18, 2020, 09:59:58 PM Joaquina's childhood was a pious one and she fostered a special devotion to the Infant Jesus. Title: Re: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on January 13, 2021, 06:40:48 PM Joaquima embarked on founding a new women's order of nurses and schoolteachers dedicated to serving the poor. She showed a pronounced appetite for liturgical prayers, whose richness and savor she penetrated. Title: Re: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on July 27, 2021, 07:05:36 PM Napoleon's invasion saw Joaquina flee with her children. Her husband insisted that he remain to fight as a volunteer and he died on March 6, 1816. Title: Re: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on July 22, 2022, 06:40:41 PM The Bishop of Vic Pablo Jesus Corcuera told Joaquina the institute should be a Carmelite inspiration. She made her vows to the bishop on January 6, 1826. Title: Re: St. Joaquina de Vedruna Post by: CyrilSebastian on October 23, 2024, 07:06:56 PM Joaquina's congregation received the papal decree of praise from Pope Pius IX on August 5, 1857. |