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25 February =E2=80=93 St Walburga
=C2 Memorials
25 February
feasts of her translation are celebrated May 1, October 12 (to
Eichst=C3=A4tt), and September 24 (to Zutphen).
(c710 =E2=80=93 died 777 or 779)
Religious/Missionary =E2=80=93 Patron against coughs,,against dog bites, against famine, against hydrophobia or rabies, against mad dogs,
against plague, against storms, boatmen, mariners, sailors, waterman,
farmers, harvests, Eichst=C3=A4tt, Germany, diocese of, Plymouth, England, diocese of 4 cities.
St Walburga was English, the sister of two associates of St Boniface
in evangelising Germany and the Lowlands. She was the daughter of St.
Richard the Pilgrim, a West Saxon chieftain, and Winna, sister of St.
Boniface, Apostle to Germany. She had at least three siblings; two of
her brothers are known by name, St. Willibald and St. Winibald.
In 720 her father and two older brothers went on a pilgrimage to Rome.
Her father died at Lucca, Italy, but the brothers reached Rome where
St. Winibald (c.701-761) became a monk, while St. Willibald
(c.700-787) went on to the Holy Land.
Walburga was educated at Wimborne Monastery in Dorset, where she
became a nun. In 748, she was sent with St. Lioba to Germany to help
St. Boniface in his missionary work. She spent two years at
Bishofsheim, after which she became Abbess of the monastery at
Heidenheim founded by her brother St. Winebald. At her brother's de=
ath
in 761, St. Walburga was appointed Abbess of both monasteries by her
other brother St. Willibald, who was then Bishop of Eichstadt. She
remained superior of both men and women until her death on February
25, 779.
She was buried first at Heidenheim but her body was transferred next
to that of her brother, St. Winebald, at Eichstadt. In the 870s,
Walpurga's remains were transferred to Eichst=C3=A4tt. In Finland, =
Sweden,
and Bavaria, her feast day commemorates the transfer of her relics on
May 1.
At present the most famous of the oils of saints is the Oil of
Saint Walburga (Walburgis oleum). It flows from the stone slab and the surrounding metal plate on which rest the relics of Saint Walburga in
her church in Eichst=C3=A4dt in Bavaria. The fluid is caught in a silver
cup, placed beneath the slab for that purpose, and is distributed
among the faithful in small vials by the Sisters of Saint Benedict, to
whom the church belongs. A chemical analysis has shown that the fluid
contains nothing but the ingredients of water. Though the origin of
the fluid is probably due to natural causes, the fact that it came in
contact with the relics of the saint justifies the practice of using
it as a remedy against diseases of the body and the soul. Mention of
the oil of Saint Walburga is made as early as the ninth century by her biographer Wolfhard of Herrieden. =E2=80=93 from the Catholic Encyclopedia article Oil of Saints
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Saint Quote:
There is no sin or wrong that gives a man a foretaste of hell in this
life as anger and impatience.
--Saint Catherine of Sienna
Bible Quote:
=C2 When thou shalt pour out Thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy
the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and Thy
darkness shall be as the noonday.=C2 11 And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill Thy soul with brightness, and deliver Thy
bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of
water whose waters shall not fail.=C2 =C2 (Isa 58:10-11)
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To Obtain Holy Perseverance.
O Queen of Heavens, I, who was once a miserable slave of Lucifer, now
dedicate myself to thee, to be thy servant forever; I offer myself to thee,
to be thy servant forever; I offer myself to honor thee, and serve thee
during my whole life; do thou accept me, and refuse me not, as I should deserve. O my Mother, in thee have I placed all my hopes, from thee do I
expect every grace. I bless and thank God, who in his mercy has given me
this confidence in thee, which I consider a pledge of my salvation. Alas, miserable wretch that I am, I have hitherto fallen, because I have not had recourse to thee. I now hope that, through the merits of Jesus Christ and
thy prayers, I have obtained pardon. But I may again lose divine grace; the danger is not past. My enemies do not sleep. How many temptations have I
still to conquer! Ah, my most sweet Lady, protect me, and permit me not
again to become their slave; help me at all times. I know thou wilt help me=
,
and that with thy help I shall conquer, if I recommend myself to thee; but
this what I fear - I fear that in time of danger I may neglect to call upon thee, and thus be lost. I ask thee, then, for this grace; obtain that, in
the assaults of hell, I may always have recourse to thee, saying, Mary help
me. My Mother, permit me not to lose my God. - Amen
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