We trust that our Christian women will ponder upon the moral of this brief and imperfect sketch of her life. May they learn from her to know and love better the suffering Christ and His suffering poor whom she loved with the strong, pure, and generous love of a valiant woman’s heart.
The compiler wishes to acknowledge with deep gratitude the help he received from the following sources: Lives of the Saints and Blessed of the Three Orders of Saint Francis (Franciscan Sisters, Taunton), from which the main portion of the text is taken; Saint Anthony’s Annals (Rev. R. Nash, S.J.); Ideals of Saint Francis (Felder, O.M. Cap.); Catholic Encyclopedia; Third Order Forum (U.S.A.); Crusader (Washington, D.C.); Third Order and You (Fr. Augustine, O.F.M.).
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