Blessed Chiara "Luce" Badano
Her story: Blessed Chiara was born in 1971 in Sasello, Italy. Chiara was a popular, fun-loving, ordinary girl. She had a heart for others and evangelized more through her deeds than through her words. She is- quite literally- an ordinary saint. She did nothing remarkable other than love her Lord! When she was 17, she was diagnosed with bone cancer. She offered up her sufferings, continuing to stay positive and spread the light of Christ to everyone around her, and remained active in the faith despite being so sick. She once said that if she had to choose between walking again and going to Heaven, she'd choose Heaven. She had chosen Jesus as her spouse and was excited to be with Him. One of her more famous quotes is "At this point I have nothing left, but I still have my heart, and with that I can always love." She died in 1990, and within 9 years her diocese pursued canonization for this amazing young woman. She was beatified in 2010.
Born: 1971
Died:1990
Feast Day: October 29
Quotes:
“I discovered that Forsaken Jesus is the key to unity with God and I want to choose Him as my first Spouse and be prepared for when He comes.”
“I have nothing left but I still have my heart and with that, I can always love.”
And my personal favorite...
“For you Jesus. If you want it, I want it, too!”
Blessed Chiara, pray for us that we may live out our teenage lives in service to our Lord just as you did. Help us to be a light for the world!!
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