Title: Who Was Saint Bridget
1Who Was Saint Bridget?
Saint. Bridget as a child lived in a castle in
Sweden. The castle had a chapel where Holy Mass
was said daily. At the age of 10, she heard a
sermon preached on the sufferings of Christ.
When she went to bed that night she lay awake
crying over the sufferings of Jesus. Before dawn
she had a vision of Christ Crucified, His wounds
bleeding as if freshly inflicted. He said to
her, See how I have been wounded. She asked,
Who has done this to you? Jesus answered,
Those who despise Me and forget My love.
2Who Was Saint Bridget?
She remembered this lesson for the rest of her
life. And it was a very special life. St.
Bridget, a dedicated wife and mother, advised the
pope, founded an order of nuns, and one of monks.
She was a great mystic whose revelations are
inspiring readings