My Lay Dominican friends and I choose patron saints. For example, one sister asked me to find her a
patron. She is a black American, works for the federal government, isn't married, and helps her relatives, especially her nieces and nephews.
I gave her Theresa Chikaba. Who? You might ask. Sister Chikaba is a lot like Josephine Bakhita, who became a saint. You can read about her here.
Theresa Chikaba was a Dominican Sister, and so is my patron seeker, so that's the reason I chose Sister Chikaba.
Theresa was born in western Africa, around the turn of the eighteenth century. She was kidnapped and sold into slavery by Spanish sailors. Fortunately, she found herself into a kind, Christian home. She worked, but also was taught to read, write, and think and pray. When her owner, the Marchioness of Mancera died, she freed Theresa and bequeathed her a handsome dowry.
The dowry allowed Theresa to enter the Dominican Sisters of Salamanca. Sor Theresa also used the dowry to pay for other young ladies who wanted to enter but lacked a dowry. I'm only relating Sor Theresa Chikaba's story because R'Ann asked. R'Ann is the host of Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival. We bloggers link our posts together on Sundays. We post what we wrote during the week.
Monday -- is actually a defense of Cafeteria Catholics.
Tuesday -- Boyarina Morozova
Wednesday -- is only an illusion.
Thursday -- A pro-life video.
Friday -- Break
Saturday -- First prayer in the Novena for Pro Life
Click over to R'Ann's This That And The Other Thing, to see what's happening.
I gave her Theresa Chikaba. Who? You might ask. Sister Chikaba is a lot like Josephine Bakhita, who became a saint. You can read about her here.
Theresa Chikaba was a Dominican Sister, and so is my patron seeker, so that's the reason I chose Sister Chikaba.
Theresa was born in western Africa, around the turn of the eighteenth century. She was kidnapped and sold into slavery by Spanish sailors. Fortunately, she found herself into a kind, Christian home. She worked, but also was taught to read, write, and think and pray. When her owner, the Marchioness of Mancera died, she freed Theresa and bequeathed her a handsome dowry.
The dowry allowed Theresa to enter the Dominican Sisters of Salamanca. Sor Theresa also used the dowry to pay for other young ladies who wanted to enter but lacked a dowry. I'm only relating Sor Theresa Chikaba's story because R'Ann asked. R'Ann is the host of Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival. We bloggers link our posts together on Sundays. We post what we wrote during the week.
Monday -- is actually a defense of Cafeteria Catholics.
Tuesday -- Boyarina Morozova
Wednesday -- is only an illusion.
Thursday -- A pro-life video.
Friday -- Break
Saturday -- First prayer in the Novena for Pro Life
Click over to R'Ann's This That And The Other Thing, to see what's happening.
