Saint Rose of Lima, Patroness of the Americas

Saint Rose of Lima is a beautiful saint and I thought I'd share a narration that Violet did a little while back after reading Mary Fabian Windeatt's: Saint Rose of Lima.

St. Rose of Lima

By Mary Fabian Windeatt

Narrated by Violet

When Rose was born, she was a beautiful little baby.  Her mother and her grandmother argued about what her name should be.  Her grandmother wanted her name to be Isabel after herself, and her mother wanted her name to be Rose because she was so beautiful.  They finally decided on Rose. 

Rose was the eleventh child born in her family.  Rose went with her family to Quivi and because her father could not find enough work in Lima where they lived.

Rose had her confirmation in Quivi and she was the only girl in the church.

When Rose was 28, she asked Ferdinand her brother to get her a gold ring that said, “Rose of my heart, be thou my spouse.”  She went to the church to pray about whether or not she would become and Augustinian.  She was kneeling before the Blessed Virgin Mary and she could not get up when it was time to go to the convent.  She felt that Mary was saying something to her in her heart.  She said, “Rose, do not go to the convent to be an Augustine.”  And the infant Jesus spoke to her in her heart also and said, “Rose of my heart, be thou my spouse.”  Instead of going to the convent of the Augustinians, she went home and decided to become a Dominican Nun like St. Catherine of Siena. 

She asked Ferdinand to help her build an adobe hermitage in her parent’s garden so she could live as a hermit.  She said she would not have any visitors.  Later, Rose went to live with one of her mother’s best friends, Dona Maria. 

Rose died when she was 31 years old on the Feast of Saint Bartholomew.  Her feast day is celebrated on August 23 each year.  She was the first canonized Saint of the America’s. 

Comments

[Rebecca B.]

Meredith and Violet,
Thank you for the information on St. Rose of Lima. Our first parish after we were married was named for her. I think your narration is lovely, Violet! I will look forward to reading the MFW book.

[Cheryl]

Thank you Violet for the narration. And thank you Meredith for reminding me that today is the 23rd. I completely forgot. I want to read to my children about St. Rose because our parish is named after her.

[Mary Ellen Barrett]

Beautifully done narration Violet. It made me want to run and buy the book.

God Bless