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Saint Maria Josefa del Corazon de Jesus
Saint Maria Josefa del Corazon de Jesus

Saint Maria Josefa del Corazon de Jesus

Feast Day
Mar 20, 2013
Patronage
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<p>St. Maria Josefa Sancho de Guerra, (Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus was born on September 7, 1842.&nbsp; She was born in the city of Vitoria, in Basque Country, Spain.&nbsp; Her father passed away when she was seven years old, and she went to live with some of her relatives in Madrid.&nbsp; When Maria was eighteen, she felt a religious vocation and finally became a Nun at the Institute of the Servants of Mary, taking the Religious name &ldquo;Maria Josefa of the Heart of Mary&rdquo;. &nbsp;</p> <p>In 1871, along with some of her Sisters, she left the Servants of Mary.&nbsp; They went on to found the Institute of the Servants of Jesus.&nbsp; Their charism was to aid the sick in hospitals and in their homes, the elderly, children and the homeless.&nbsp; Any one in need or destitute could find help, love and assistance with the Sisters of the Servants of Jesus.&nbsp; By the time that Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus died on March 20, 1912 &ndash; she had founded 43 houses and had over a thousand Sisters in the Institution.&nbsp; Today, across the world she has over 100 homes, dedicated to helping those in needs in hospitals, homes, the elderly, children and the homeless.&nbsp; She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 7, 1992, and canonized on October 1, 2000. &nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Practical Take Away</strong></span></p> <p>St. Maria Josefa Sancho de Guerra, (Maria Josefa of the Heart of Jesus) was born on September 7, 1842.&nbsp; She was born in the city of Vitoria, in Basque Country, Spain.&nbsp; Her father passed away when she was seven years old, and she went to live with some of her relatives in Madrid.&nbsp; When Maria was eighteen, she felt a religious vocation and finally became a Nun at the Institute of the Servants of Mary, taking the Religious name &ldquo;Maria Josefa of the Heart of Mary&rdquo;.&nbsp; She and some of the Sisters left the order and founded the Institute of the Sisters Servants of Jesus, that aided the hospitals, homes, elderly, poor, children, and homeless.&nbsp; At the time of her death, she had founded 43 homes and had over a thousand Sisters in the new Order.&nbsp; Pope John Paul II canonized her in 2000.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>