March 3
Concepción Cabrera de Armida (1862–1937)
Wife, mother of family and mystic
Wife, mother of nine children, widow, and Mexican spiritual writer, Concepción Cabrera de Armida—Conchita—showed that the mystical life can flourish in the midst of home and ordinary obligations.
Biography
He taught catechism, took care of the Christian formation of his family and promoted the Works of the Cross, aimed at the sanctification of priests and lay people. His abundant written work was born from a deep union with Christ and the desire to offer his life for the Church. She lived motherhood, family losses and apostolic service as a single vocation of love.
Practical advice
Turn a repetitive family task into prayer: do it with special care and offer it for the holiness of a priest.
Example of
Spirit of serviceFaithPriestly life