St. Marie Leonie Paradis is one of fourteen saints that Pope Francis canonized on October 20, 2024. What do you need to know about this holy woman of God?
5 Things To Know About St. Marie Leonie Paradis
1.) St. Marie Leonie was just fourteen years old when she entered the community of the Marianites of Holy Cross in 1854.
2.) St. Marie Leonie was born in Canada and spent twelve years serving in the United States.
3.) She founded The Little Sisters of the Holy Family to provide spiritual and material support for priests so that they are able to concentrate on their own mission.
4.) St. Marie Leonie was deeply devoted to the serving priests, education, the Eucharist, and the Blessed Mother.
5.) St. Marie Leonie’s feast day is May 3. She died on May 3, 1912, after a battle with cancer.
St. Marie Leonie Quotes
“My trust is unlimited in our Good Mother. She knows our needs and has such great power over the heart of her divine Son.”
– St. Marie Leonie Paradis
“Always have great respect for the priest, who is the representative of Our Lord.”
– St. Marie Leonie Paradis
“Redouble your courage and generosity in the service of God whom you serve in the person of his ministers and their works.”
– St. Marie Leonie Paradis
“Priests need, it seems to me, auxiliaries in their task of apostolate and no one seems to be aware of it… This thought haunts me relentlessly and strangely upsets me.”
– St. Marie Leonie Paradis
“Let us work, my daughters, we shall rest in heaven!”
-St. Marie-Léonie Paradis
“I have consecrated myself to you, always I want to be yours.“
St. Marie-Léonie Paradis
Novena For The Intercession of St. Marie Leonie Paradis
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