The Saint Challenge Day 225 - Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist - June 12
Born in Italy in 1884 to Sicilian parents, Maria Barba’s father was a judge. From the time she was a child, she had a longing and love for the Eucharist. Her desire for the Eucharist was so strong that she would greet her mother’s return from daily Mass by saying “I want God too!”, and her mother would breathe on her. Her vocation for the Eucharist bega…
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