February 9
Saints of the Day...and Events

Ash Wednesday 

Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich, 1777-1824

    German Augustinian with tons of visions and prophesies on Jesus and Mary published in several books, she had the stigmata and the body was found incorrupt

    I have read some ot the tons of her prophecies and the are very spiritual, good, with important prophecies for our time. "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ." "The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary"
   http://www.my.homewithgod.com/israel/acemmerich/  Dolorous Passion of Jesus Christ   Visions of Jesus Christ, Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Lady of the Rosary Library

    Entered the Augustinian convent at Agnetenberg, Dulmen, Germany in 1802. Though her health was poor, her enthusiasm for the religious life was great, and she either energized her sisters, or put them off badly. Given to going into religious ecstasies in church, her cell, or while working.

    The convent was closed by government order in 1812, and Anne moved in with a poor widow. Her health failed, and instead of working as a servant, in 1813 she became a patient. Her visions and prophesies increased, and later that year she received the stigmata with wounds on her hands and feet, her head from the crown of thorns, and crosses on her chest, and the gift of inedia, living off nothing but Holy Communion for the rest of her life. She tried to hide the wounds, but word leaked out, and her vicar-general instituted a lengthy and detailed investigation; it was determined to be genuine.    

    She has been a very controversial figure.

Born 8 September 1774 at Flamsche, diocese of Munster, Westphalia, Germany

Died 9 February 1824 at Dulmen, Germany; due to rumours that her body had been stolen, her grave was opened six weeks after her death; the body was found incorrupt; relics translated to Holy Cross Church, Dulmen, Germany on 15 February 1975

Venerated 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified 3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II.

Additional Information
    http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintafb.htm 

    http://www.my.homewithgod.com/israel/acemmerich
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Catherine_Emmerich
    http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05406b.htm
    http://www.marysyellowstone.com/klaus/anneemmerich.htm
 

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Readings

- The Church is the only one, the Roman Catholic! And if there were left upon earth but one Catholic, he would be the one, universal Church, the Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ against which the gates of Hell shall never prevail.
- If the Church is true, all in her is true; he who admits not the one, believes not the other. - Blessed Anne
 

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Blessed Anna Katharina Emmerick showed and experienced in her own flesh "the bitter passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ." The fact that, from being the daughter of poor peasants, who constantly sought closeness to God, she became the famous "mystic of Muenster" is a work of divine grace. Her material poverty is contrasted with her rich interior life. As much as by her patience to endure her physical weaknesses, we are impressed by the strength of character of the new blessed and her firmness in the faith. She received this strength from the Holy Eucharist. In this way, her example opened the hearts of poor and rich men, educated and humble people, to complete loving passion toward Jesus Christ. Still today she communicates to all the salvific message: "By his wounds you have been healed" (see 1 Peter 2:24). - Pope John Paul II, homily at the beatification of Blessed Anne, 3 October 2004