In 1287, a noble family in Italy gave birth to a daughter named Margaret. She was born blind, lame, and deformed. Her parents were ashamed and tried to hide her existence from the world. When she was six her parents walled her up in a chapel attached to a small church in the forest where a few servants brought her food, and the family chaplain visited to bring her the Sacraments and teach her about God and his love. Nine years later her parents brought her to a shrine in the city of Castello to pray for a cure, and after no miracle occurred, they abandoned her there. She became a Dominican Tertiary, prayed with prisoners and the sick, and joyfully lived the Dominican rule until her death at age 33.
CHALLENGE
St. Margaret of Castello lived her life with great joy because she believed that God loves everyone equally, even her. Far too often, unborn babies are aborted if they have genetic problems like Down syndrome. The Jerome Lejune Foundation carries on the advocacy of the Catholic doctor who discovered the genetic abnormality that causes Down syndrome. Visit their website at www.lejunefoundation.org and help them in any way you can.
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