St. Agnes of Bohemia
Imagine refusing marriage proposals from not one but two kings and the Holy Roman Emperor. For Agnes, daughter of Queen Constance and King Ottokar I, none but the King of Heaven could win her heart. In 1236, after financing the construction of a Poor Clare monastery in Prague, she entered this monastery with seven other noblewomen. Agnes became known for prayer, obedience and mortification. She turned her fortune and embraced poverty and kindness.
Year of Consecrated Life
Pope Francis declared this the Year of Consecrated Life.
Celebrate the Church's treasure of those in consecrated life. (See www.usccb.org for details).
"Dear brothers and sisters, may (the) Lenten season find the whole Church ready to bear witness to all those who live in material, moral and spiritual destitution, the Gospel message of the merciful love of God our Father, who is ready to embrace everyone in Christ."
Pope Francis
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