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Saint of the Day

St. Louise de Marillac (1591-1660)
Due to her poor health, no religious order would accept Louise, so she married. Later, as a widow, she became a spiritual student of St. Vincent de Paul and started her own religious order, the Daughters of Charity.

Reflections from the Saints

Be diligent in serving the poor. Love the poor, honor them, my children, as you would honor Christ Himself.
– St. Louise de Marillac
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Life in Christ: Catechism #2174

Jesus rose from the dead "on the first day of the week." Because it is the "first day," the day of Christ's Resurrection recalls the first creation. Because it is the "eighth day" following the sabbath, it symbolizes the new creation ushered in by Christ's Resurrection. For Christians it has become the first of all days, the first of all feasts, the Lord's Day (he kuriake hemera, dies dominica) Sunday.