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Sister Marie: A Wealth of Love

By Lisa Mladinich

Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
(Deuteronomy 15:10)

If you had a zillion dollars, a royal title, a castle in the French countryside and a townhouse in Paris, would you chuck it all to serve the poor in a religious order left in tatters by the French Revolution? There was such a person! And she would make a wonderful patroness for your ministry in catechesis and a great inspiration for beginning the spiritual journey of Lent.

“You are about to meet Adele Louise Marie de Mandat-Grancey, a noble French lass, who is on the brink of breaking into Church history.”

So begins the preface, by Father Carl E. Schulte, C.M., to a booklet on the life of Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey, a nineteenth century Daughter of Charity whose cause for beatification was officially opened by Bishop Robert Finn on January 21st of this year in the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese of Missouri.

An extremely creative catechist who adored children and used theater, art and music to teach the Faith, Sister Marie was also an accomplished nurse, and a humble but passionate evangelist with a deep love of Our Lady. She spent every penny of her vast fortune helping the poor. In fact, by the time she launched an expedition to locate the House of Mary, the final home of the Blessed Mother in Ephesus, she had to borrow the necessary funds from her family.

Now a place of pilgrimage, Mary’s House has been visited and affirmed as the final home — and site of the Assumption — of Our Lady by many popes, including Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.

The complete story of Sister Marie and the founding of Mary’s House is truly remarkable, but I’d like to highlight two fascinating points:

  • The house was discovered by Sister Marie’s expedition of priests and local Turkish guides by following the recorded visions of Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick, an illiterate eighteenth-century German girl who became an Augustinian nun and later bore the marks of the Stigmata. During Blessed Anna Katharina’s visions, she was able to describe in great detail the hidden lives of Jesus and Mary with perfect historical and cultural accuracy – in spite of the fact that she had never traveled outside her province and spoke only German.
  • Because of Mohammed’s respect for the Blessed Virgin, the overwhelming majority of the two million annual visitors to Mary’s House are Muslims. It is believed that Sister Marie’s “mission” on earth is to bring peace to the world by uniting Christians and Muslims in her Immaculate Heart.

I hope you’ll stop by the official site for Sister Marie’s cause. There is a full-length book in the works and a great many testimonies being gathered by those who believe their prayers have been swiftly and powerfully answered through her intercession. Now that her cause is officially open, it’s a perfect time to befriend this remarkable and incredibly loving catechist who could have “had it all,” but preferred to give it all.

Here is her prayer:

We thank God for giving us the privilege of Sister Marie de Mandat-Grancey. Through her great generosity she acquired the property at Ephesus, the home of Mary and St. John the Evangelist. We ask God and Sister Marie to continue to bless the cornerstone given to her. Around this cornerstone we will build our faith and the powers of darkness will not prevail. We pray for God’s will to be completely fulfilled through the intercession of Sister Marie. Amen

Here’s the announcement in Spanish of the opening of her cause.

A blessed and fruitful Lent to you and yours!

In the love of Christ through Mary,

Lisa Mladinich
Founder, Amazing Catechists TM
Author, “Be An Amazing Catechist: Inspire the Faith of Children”
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Read all posts by Lisa Mladinich Filed Under: Catechetics, Catechist Training, General

About Lisa Mladinich

Lisa Mladinich, PCC, believes that living boldly in the love of Christ makes every day an amazing adventure. As a trainer of Catholic coaches, Lisa serves on the faculty of the Professional Christian Coaching Institute. She is thrilled to be a Gallup-Certified Professional Strengths Coach and a professional Life Coach certified by the International Coaching Federation. She is dedicated to helping clients discover and live powerfully into their natural talents, for God’s glory and their lasting joy. She coaches privately with individuals, ministry and business leaders, dating and married couples, and leads mastermind groups for Catholic creatives and those seeking to accelerate their growth through an awareness of natural talent. She recently produced a 12-part internet-TV program called, “Wonderfully Made: Your Talent. God’s Purpose,” which you can enjoy here: shorturl.at/ahITV
Lisa is a veteran speaker and webinar instructor, with courses for teen and tween girls about authentic beauty and femininity, experienced through the liberating lens of the Catholic faith (live or recorded at HomeschoolConnections.com.) She is a best-selling author and host of the Homeschooling Saints Podcast, dedicated to supporting the rapidly growing homeschooling community. Lisa is passionate about marriage, family life, promoting the Sacraments and the Holy Rosary, and teaching on the RCIA team at St. Patrick’s Church in Huntington, NY. Contact: lisa@wonderfullymade139.com.

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