Saint Catherine of Siena
Virgin & Doctor (
1380 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 29 April
Saints Who Overcame Temptation
Catherine was the 24th child born to a well-off Sienese family. At the age of 6, she had a vision of Christ that awakened her vivid life of prayer 
When her decision to remain a virgin led her family to treat her unkindly, she took refuge in the cell of her heart 
https://blog.prodigalpaul.com/2013/11/04/meet-catherine-of-siena-the-saint-i-pray-to/
Catherine received a profound understanding of God's love 
& a zeal for manifesting it in the world. She joined the Dominican Third Order, served the poor, & worked to end division through prayer fasting, & exhortation. She died at the age of 33, having offered all her sufferings for the unity of the Church 
then in schism
https://catholicmagazine.news/st-catherine-of-siena-she-lived-on-earth-as-if-she-were-in-heaven/
https://www.catholicfaithstore.com/daily-bread/saint-catherine-siena/
for the gift of fortitude, she experienced repeated temptations against chastity. Christ seemed absent to her. After several days, the Holy Spirit enlightened her 
showing her how fortitude was being forged in her soul through her vigilance, & she intensified her fight against the temptations. When a devil appeared to her 
, Catherine declared her willingness to suffer anything for Christ . The devil fled at once.
Then Christ came "Lord, where were you when my heart 
was so tormented?" Catherine asked him. Jesus then told her that the sadness her temptations had given her was a sign that he had remained with her, defending her in her moment of need. "I was in the center of your heart " he said.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438022
Merciful Father, through the intercession of Saint Catherine of Siena , grant me perfect trust in Christ , my defender 
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