Catholic Saint
St. Rafqa
“A Lebanese Maronite nun who voluntarily asked God for suffering and endured blindness and crippling pain with extraordinary joy.”
Feast Day: March 23
Biography
St. Rafqa (Rebecca) was a Lebanese Maronite nun who, after years of teaching and religious life, prayed to share in the sufferings of Christ. She soon went blind and became paralyzed, enduring 29 years of intense suffering with remarkable joy and patience. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2001.
Prayer to St. Rafqa
I asked my Lord for suffering and He gave it to me abundantly.