St. Agatha, Early Christian Martyr, February 5

 

St. Agatha statue on the altar of St. Babara
in the parish church of St. Anthony the Hermit
Slavetic, Croatia. 
  

Today is the feast of St. Agatha, an early Christian martyr. You can read my description of her life and try a recipe that I posted in 2016 here: St. Agatha

Pope St. John Paul II in his Letter to Children, December 13, 1994, mentions her. You will find that letter here: Letter to Children

As I am preparing to give a talk at a retreat for Moms in Savannah, GA, later this month, my posts will be brief. The talk will be on "Celebrating the Liturgical Year in the Home". I would kindly ask for your prayers as I prepare this talk.

There were in the month of January and there will continue to be in February many saints to inspire us and our children/grandchildren. They are friends who want to help us in our pilgrimage to our Father's house. We have only to reach out to them.

                 St. Agatha, Pray for us!

Prayer to St. Agatha

 O Heavenly Father, who raised Agatha to the dignity of Sainthood, we implore Your Divine Majesty by her intercession to give us health of mind, body and soul. Free us from all those things which hold us bound to this earth, and let our spirit, like hers, rise to your heavenly courts.