Saint Juliana Falconieri, whose feast is today, was the first Servite Third Order nun...her statue stands in St. Peter's with the other foundresses of Orders.
Whether we are single, married, or religious, we can learn from her example in showing light and warmth to others.
"Like a sun, she gave light and warmth to her Sisters as the spiritual health of each required and by her angelical modesty, her admirable sweetness and self-forgetfulness, led them to the love of God. From the first her government was that of a perfect mother, zealous but not impetuous; thoughtful but not slow; simple but wise; affectionate without affectation; diligent without eagerness; grave without depressing others. Her very presence made her loving children forget or bear cheerfully the discomfort of their painful vigils, long fasts and poor food." ~ Father Bernardi, Storia delle B. Juliana, quoted in St. Juliana Falconieri: A Saint of the Holy Eucharist by Marie Conrayville, imprimatur 1914.
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