Blessed Elizabeth Czacka
Foundress (
1961 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 19 May
Saints Who Went to the Margins
Roza Czacka was born in A.D. 1876 in a part of Poland that now belongs to Ukraine 
Her family was well connected in both civil & ecclesiastical politics, & she received an outstanding education 
Fluent in 5 languages, including Latin , she became a talented musician ...
https://mandresds.blogspot.com/2021/06/beata-elzbieta-roza-czacka.html
dancer 
& athlete-all as her vision began to deteriorate from an eye disease 👁 . At 22 a riding accident caused her retinas to completely detach & she was left blind 
No cure could be found, & finally, it is said, her doctor told her: "You have an education. Take care of the blind people in the region, because no one else does." Czacka took his words to heart.
https://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org/roza-czacka/
Beginning with visits to patients & fundraising efforts, Roza went on to travel throughout Europe , learning about the best ways to help the blind. She began a drop-in clinic & shelter for them 
& finally established the Society for the Care of the Blind in Warsaw . As World War I raged, Czacka joined the Franciscans , taking the name Elizabeth
Czacka established a new community of sisters dedicated to the support of the blind & to making reparation for the spiritual blindness of the world. When Mother Elizabeth died in 1961 A.D. her funeral Mass 
was preached by Cardinal Stephan Wyszinski , with whom she was beatified in 2021 A.D.
Father of Lights ,through the prayers of Blessed Elizabeth , may we find light in darkness, & dedicate our strengths & our weaknesses alike to your service 
#BlessedElizabethCzacka #PrayForUs
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