Maria Candida of the Eucharist

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Maria Candida of the Eucharist (born Maria Barba; 16 January 1884 – 12 June 1949) was an

On 19 June 1933 - the feast of Corpus Christi - the nun began writing the book that served as a record of her own personal experiences and reflections on Eucharistic meditations and this was completed in 1936.^[2] The book also records deepening theological reflections on those personal experiences of hers.^[1] On 16 June 1922 she had starting writing "Up: First Steps" on her vocation and arrival to the order while later on 5 November 1926 beginning "Mountain Song" at the request of her confessor on her Carmelite life.^[4]

Barba was first diagnosed with a tumor in her liver back in 1947. She died of cancer on the evening of 12 June 1949 and her remains were interred at Ragusa the following 14 June. ^[4][5] Her remains were later relocated on 12 November 1970.

Beatification

The beatification process opened in Ragusa in an informative process that Bishop Francesco Pennisi oversaw from its inauguration on 5 March 1956 until its closure later on 28 June 1962; the formal introduction to the cause came on 15 October 1981 in which she became titled as a

The process for a miracle needed for beatification was investigated in the place of its origin from 12 June 1986 until 9 December 1986 while the C.C.S. later validated the process on 26 March 1993 in Rome. Medical experts approved this healing to be a legitimate miracle on 23 May 2002 as did theologians on 13 December 2002 and the C.C.S. themselves on 4 March 2003. John Paul II approved this miracle on 12 April 2003 and later beatified Barba on 21 March 2004 in

The current postulator for the cause is the Discalced Carmelite priest Romano Gambalunga.

Quotations

In her book she related devotions to the

• O my Beloved Sacrament, I see You, I believe in You! O Holy Faith. Contemplate with ever-greater faith our Dear Lord in the Sacrament: live with Him who comes to us every day.
• O My Divine Eucharist, my dear Hope, all our hope is in You. Ever since I was a baby my hope in the Holy Eucharist has been strong.
• My Jesus, how I love You! There is within my heart an enormous love for You, O Sacramental Love. How great is the love of God made bread for our souls, who becomes a prisoner for me![2]

Publications

• Up: First Steps - 1922.
• Mountain Song - 1926.
• The Eucharist: True Jewel of Eucharistic Spirituality - 1936.

See also

• Alexandrina of Balazar
• Concepción Cabrera de Armida

References

External links

• Hagiography Circle
• Santi e Beati