SAINT OF THE DAY -- April 9 - Saint Casilda
April 9
St. CasildaPatron Saint of Overcoming Infertility(c. 1050)
A traditional story of St. Casilda's life as a Moorish princess has her
taking a
basket of bread to Christian prisoners in Toledo. Challenged by her
father, she claimed the basket contained only roses. When it was
uncovered, the bread had miraculously turned into roses.
Some saints’ names are far more familiar to us than others, but even
the lives of obscure holy persons teach us something.
And so it is with St. Casilda, the daughter of a Muslim leader in Toledo, Spain, in the 10th
century. Casilda was herself raised as a Muslim and showed special
kindness to Christian prisoners. She became ill as a young woman but
was not convinced that any of the local Arab doctors could cure her.
So, she made a pilgrimage to the shrine of San Vicenzo in northern
Spain. Like so many other people who made their way there—many of them
suffering from hemorrhages—Casilda sought the healing waters of the
shrine. We’re uncertain what brought her to the shrine, but we do know
that she left it relieved of illness.
In response, she became a Christian and lived a life of
solitude and penance not far from the miraculous spring. It’s said that
she lived to be 100 years old. Her death likely occurred around the
year 1050.
Tensions between Muslims and Christians have often existed
throughout history, sometimes resulting in bloody conflict. Through her
quiet, simple life Casilda served her Creator—first in one faith, then
another.
Source: American Catholic Organization
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SIGNS OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
Do you:
feel afraid of your partner much of the time?
avoid certain topics fear of angering your partner?
feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
feel emotionally numb or helpless?
Does your partner:
- humiliate, criticize, or yell at you?
- treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for your friends or family to see?
- ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?
- blame you for his own abusive behavior?
- see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?
Does your partner:
have a bad and unpredictable temper?
hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?
threaten to take your children away or harm them?
threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
force you to have sex?
destroy your belongings?
Does your partner:
- act excessively jealous and possessive?
- control where you go or what you do?
- keep you from seeing your friends or family?
- limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?
- constantly check up on you?