St. Josephine Bakhita, Feast day, February 8.
Thanks be to God for so glorious a witness to faith, love, and forgiveness of one’s enemies.
First a slave, then a Saint
A priceless thing…
"It is a priceless thing to be led by God and to have no will of your own." – St. Porphyrios
A priceless thing... 
What a beautiful Saint. I was reading her biography and discovered how brutally she was treated as a slave. Incredible. What a transformation and what grace and cooperation between our Lord and her..
Hi Mary. For the last year, I’ve been reading about Sudan into tape for a blind professor. Sudan has a deep history and deep wealth of people. What a woman; what a saint!