Agnes of Jesus

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Agnes of Jesus

OP
Roman Catholic Church
Beatified20 November 1994, Rome by Pope John Paul II
Feast19 October

Agnes of Jesus, OP (born Agnès Galand and also known as Agnes of Langeac; 17 November 1602 – 19 October 1634[1]) was a French Catholic nun of the Dominican Order. She was prioress of her monastery at Langeac, and is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope John Paul II on 20 November 1994.

Life

Agnès Galand was born on 17 November 1602 in

religious institute for her education.[4]
Even from that early age, she showed a strong sense of spiritual maturity. She consecrated herself to the Virgin Mary at the age of seven.

Galand joined the Dominican Monastery of St. Catherine of Siena at

prioress in 1627.[2][6] She was later deposed from this office, but she accepted her demotion with indifference and grace.[4]

She died on 19 October 1634 in Langeac.[2]

Spiritual legacy

Notable visions

Galand was noted even during her lifetime as a mystic.[2] Louis Marie de Montfort records the following anecdote:

I shall simply relate an incident which I read in the life of Mother Agnes of Jesus, a Dominican nun of the convent of Langeac in Auvergne. ... One day the Blessed Virgin appeared to Mother Agnes and put a gold chain around her neck to show her how happy she was that Mother Agnes had become the slave of both her and her Son. And St. Cecilia, who accompanied our Lady, said to her, "Happy are the faithful slaves of the Queen of Heaven, for they will enjoy true freedom."[7]

In 1631, Galand experienced the most famous of her visions, in which the

Society of Saint-Sulpice.[6] Before her death, she related to her community her great desire that they pray for priests.[6]

Veneration and beatification

A cause for her

venerable on 19 March 1808 by Pope Pius VII.[8] Pope John Paul II beatified her on 20 November 1994.[2] At her beatification ceremony, John Paul II called Galand "truly blessed", noting her willingness to submit to God's plan for her, "offering her intellect, will, and freedom to the Son of Man, that he might transform them and harmonize them totally with his own!"[4][9] Her feast day is 19 October.[2]

Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier, beatified on the same day as Galand, cited the example of Galand's life as his inspiration for joining the Dominican Order.[9] He would go on to be elected the seventy-sixth Master General of the Dominicans in 1904.

References

  1. ^ Rabenstein, K. I. (2003). "Galand, Agnès of Jesus, Bl.". New Catholic Encyclopedia. Gale Research Group.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Jones, Terry (September 28, 2008). "Blessed Agnès of Jesus". Patron Saints Index. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Agnès de Jésus: Religieuse du monastère de Sainte-Catherine de Sienne, à Langeac". La Voie Mystique (in French). Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  4. ^
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  5. ^ "Bl. Agnes of Jesus of Langeac". Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey. October 20, 2009. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "Bl. Agnes of Jesus of Langeac". Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey. October 20, 2004. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  7. ^ True Devotion to Mary, para. 170
  8. ^ a b Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 4.
  9. ^ a b Pope John Paul II (1994). "Omelia di Giovanni Paolo II". Celebrazione Eucaristica per Cinque Nuovi Beati nella Solennità di Cristo Re (in Italian). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Retrieved January 11, 2011. Beata in verità, Agnès de Langeac che ha saputo entrare senza la minima reticenza nel progetto di Dio per lei, offrire la sua intelligenza, la sua volontà e la sua libertà al Figlio dell'uomo, affinché egli le trasformasse e le accordasse totalmente alle sue!

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