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St. Margaret of Cortona

Feast Day - May 16

Tuscan-born Margaret, orphaned early and misunderstood by her stepmother, was persuaded to leave home with a young man who fathered her son.

Her lover was later murdered. Margaret was so shocked by what she saw that she gave her life a completely new direction. She settled in Cortona, became a Secular Franciscan (a member of a group following the ideals of St. Francis while living at home) and dedicated herself to the education of her son and the care of the sick, for whom she founded a hospital.

She lived out her life poorly and prayerfully, gifted in extraordinary ways by God.

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Prayer

O blessed St. Margaret, yourself a repentant sinner, grant us the strength to feel sorry for our sins and to resist the temptations and reject the false values of this secular world.

Amen.