Ven. Mary Ward, who d. Jan 23 1645, had the unusual distinction of being imprisoned in Elizabethan England for her Catholic faith as well as by the Inquisition in Rome for advocating a new model of religious life for women. Now on the path to sainthood.
Ven. Mary Ward is a reminder of all those saints whose lonely struggles failed to surmount the obstacles in their path and whose dreams had to be entrusted to future generations. As a young woman in Elizabethan England (where practice of the Catholic faith was treason)
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No, she wanted to model her community after the Jesuits, unenclosed and independent of episcopal control, but engaged in apostolic work.
Jan 23, 2021 · 6:09 PM UTC
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