I learned about today's saint from a friend of mine who went to Ecuador and sent be back a prayer card of Saint Narcisa de Jesus Martillo Moran. She was actually born on my friend's birthday, October 29, 1832 in Guayas, Ecuador. Her family were farmers and her parents died when she was only a child. She moved to Guayaquil and worked as a seamstress for the next 15 years to raise her younger siblings. She lived a single life, helped those who were even poorer than herself, and spent much time in prayer.
In 1868 she moved to Lima, Peru and worked in a convent of Dominican nuns. She never took vows and remained a lay person her whole life, but spent eight hours a day in prayer. She died on December 8, 1869 in Lima of natural causes. Her remains were transferred to Guayaquil in 1955. She was canonized on October 12, 2008.
Reading more about Saint Narcisa de Jesus today, allowed me to pray for my friend who I miss very much.
Saint Narcisa de Jesus, pray for all laywomen in the Church!
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