September 5
Mary Magdalene of the Passion (1845–1921)
Servite nun
Practical advice
Stop today in front of someone's suffering and ask them what specific help they need from you.
Biography
Italian nun, Constanza Starace—Mary Magdalene of the Passion—founded the Compassionist Sisters Servants of Mary to attend to the spiritual and corporal needs of others. Her health prevented her from entering the cloister, but it led her to profess as a Servite tertiary. While leading the Daughters of Mary and teaching catechism, a cholera epidemic showed him the urgency of serving the sick, orphans and poor. She lived united to the crucified Christ and the Sorrowful Virgin, enduring illnesses and harsh internal trials without abandoning the work entrusted to her.
Example of
PrayerFaithConsecrated life