Today's saint, St. Lydia Purpuraria, was the first Christian convert in Europe, a businesswoman who dealt in luxury goods. She is the patron saint of cloth dyers. Saint Lydia was born during the first century in Thyatira, a town famous for its dye works in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She was a seller of purple dye and was St. Paul's first convert at Philippi. The following is from the Acts of the Apostles: And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, did hear: whose heart the Lord opened to attend to those things which were said by Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. ~Acts 16:14-15 She was baptized with her household. Thereafter, Paul made his home with her while in Philippi. Lydia was a woman of hospital...
Jean, I just wanted to thank you for praying for our family this weekend. Your prayers were very meaningful and touching. God bless you! Thanks also for your efforts to protect life!
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ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. I am happy to pray for you and your family. Please keep us all posted on Sara's progress. I continue to lift you all up in my prayers.
My pro-life ministry is an apostolate that God has called me to and I thank Him for the abundant graces He freely gives me to serve Him in this way. I pray that I will persevere in doing His will always.
God bless you,
Jean
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