Virgin · Remembered on June 16
St. Lutgardis
St. Lutgardis is remembered on June 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints.
| Remembered on | June 16 |
|---|---|
| Title | Virgin |
| Died | c. 1246 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | None left in the published calendar (through December 31, 2028) |
Life
A Flemish Cistercian mystic — among the first devoted to the Sacred Heart, exchanging hearts with Christ in vision — who spent her last eleven years blind, offering three seven-year fasts for the Church. Asked what gift she wanted, she asked only for the Heart of Christ.
In the calendar
The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Lutgardis. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.
Readings
No dates are left in Bless’s published calendar, which runs through December 31, 2028. St. Lutgardis keeps June 16 in Bless’s calendar of saints: see the saints of June.
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