St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) celebrates her feast day on August 9. Born in 1891 in Breslau, Germany to a Jewish family, Stein was very intelligent, studied philosophy and received her doctorate at the age of 25. She converted to Christianity at the age of 31 and entered the Carmelites in Cologne, Germany, in 1934 at the age of 43, taking the name Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. In 1938, with the rise of Nazism and anti-Semitism in Germany, her prioress helped her escape to the Netherlands. She hid there and continued her studies until Aug. 2, 1942, when the Gestapo arrested her and her sister due to their Jewish heritage. Teresa never denied her Jewish heritage and was killed in a gas chamber seven days later in Auschwitz along with her sister. Pope John Paul II canonized her in 1998. She is co-patroness of Europe.
Mother Mary said at Fatima: "My Immaculate Heart will be your refuge and the sure way which will lead you to God." St. Thomas Aquinas said: "The things we love tell us who we are!" With that in mind, I will try to post each day something about Our Blessed Lady, items about the Holy Roman Catholic Church, and public domain Catholic books too! I pray you enjoy my ministry! Below are two albums of pictures that I created: 1. Our grand daughter Adrianna. 2. Tears of Mary!
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