Saint Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
Virgin (
1914 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: March 23
Saints Who Worked with Their Hands
Rafqa (Rebecca ) was the only child born to a poor village couple in Himlaya , Lebanon . Her mother died when she was 7, & her father's financial troubles meant that she had to work as a servant for several years 
When her father found a new wife, though, Rafqa felt the pressure to marry.
http://www.santosebeatoscatolicos.com/2014/03/santa-rafqa-rebeca-pietra-choboq-ar.html
Rafqa left home secretly 
& fled to the convent of the Mariamette sisters, a teaching order 
. At first assigned work in the kitchen 
Rafqa also learned Arabic , writing 
& mathematics 
& taught schoolchildren.
suited her. Yet she wanted to give Christ 
more: in prayer, she begged for a share in his suffering. Almost immediately, she was struck with severe pain in her eye 
A botched surgery to correct the problem created an issue with her other eye, & eventually she became totally blind 
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For the last 17 years of her life, Rafqa lost the use of her legs. From his time, her chief work was knitting socks by hand 
She barely ate, telling others that she was satisfied by the daily Eucharist 
which tasted to her of honey 
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-st-rafqa-pietra-choboq-ar-rayes-olm-1832-1914/march-st-rafqa-pietra-choboq-ar-rayes-olm-1832-1914/
https://www.pinterest.com/saintrafqalebanon/saint-rafqa/
Rafqa died at the age of 81. Over 2,600 reported favors have been granted to those who touch the soil from her grave 
Loving Father, through the intercession of Saint Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès , help me to meet pain with courage and endurance 
#SaintRafqaPietraChoboqArRayes #PrayForUs
https://www.oocities.org/capitolhill/parliament/2587/rafka.html
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