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Ave Maria Meditations
Litany of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. O God the Father, of heaven: have mercy upon us. Holy Mary: Pray for us. Immaculate Virgin: Mother and Mistress of our Order: Pray for us. St. Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary: Pray for us. St. Elizabeth, Duchess of Thuringia: Pray for us. |
Ave Maria Meditations
St. Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-231) Feast Day: November 17th from a letter by Conrad of Marburg, spiritual director of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary: Elizabeth was a lifelong friend of the poor and gave herself entirely to relieving the hungry. She ordered that one of her castle should be converted into a hospital in which she gathered many of the weak and feeble. She generously gave alms to all who were in need, not only in that place but in all the territories of her husband’s empire. She spent all her own revenue from her husband’s four principalities, and finally she sold her luxurious possessions and rich clothes for the sake of the poor. (more…) |
Ave Maria Meditations
November 17th: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Patroness of the Franciscan Third Order (1207-1231) She was the daughter of the King of Hungary and in 1221 married Ludwig, the Landgrave of Thuringia. With Ludwig she had four children. After her husband’s death in 1227, she became a Franciscan tertiary, devoting herself to caring for the poor, the sick, and the aged. She died in exceptional poverty and was canonized in 1235. Collect: |
