Blessed Maria Sagrario, OCD

Blessed Maria Sagrario of St Aloysius Gonzaga

Virgin and Martyr

Memorial - August 16th

She was born at Lillo (Toledo) on Jan. 8, 1881. A pharmacist by trade, she was one of the first women in Spain to be admitted to this qualification. In 1915 she entered the Carmel of St. Anne and St. Joseph in Madrid. Through her spirit of prayer and her love for the Eucharist she was a perfect embodiment of the contemplative and ecclesial ideal of the Teresian Carmel. She was Prioress of her community when she was martyred on August 15, 1936. It was a grace she longed for and accepted in perfection of faith ardent love for Christ.

PRAYER

O God, Who by a spirit of prayer and devotion to the

Eucharist prepared Blessed Maria Sagrario to suffer

martyrdom, grant that we, through her example, may freely

spend our lives for you by faithfully and constantly fulfilling

your will. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, Who

lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God for

ever and ever.

Above text taken from ADDITIONAL DISCALCED PROPER OFFICES a

Discalced Carmelite Supplement for the 1993 Carmelite Proper.

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Community, OCDS - Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites, Hudson, NH