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SUMMARY:Blessed Jutta of Thuringia
DESCRIPTION:Blessed Jutta of Thuringia\nSaint of the Day for June 25\n(d. c. 1260)\nhttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun25.mp3\nBlessed Jutta of Thuringia’s Story\nToday’s patroness of Prussia began her life amidst luxury and power but died the death of a simple servant of the poor. \nIn truth\, virtue and piety were always of prime importance to Jutta and her husband\, both of noble rank. The two were set to make a pilgrimage together to the holy places in Jerusalem\, but her husband died on the way. The newly widowed Jutta\, after taking care to provide for her children\, resolved to live in a manner she felt was utterly pleasing to God. She disposed of the costly clothes\, jewels\, and furniture befitting one of her rank\, and became a Secular Franciscan\, taking on the simple garment of a religious. \nFrom that point her life was utterly devoted to others: caring for the sick\, particularly lepers; tending to the poor\, whom she visited in their hovels; helping the crippled and blind with whom she shared her own home. Many of the townspeople of Thuringia laughed at how the once-distinguished lady now spent all her time. But Jutta saw the face of God in the poor and felt honored to render whatever services she could. \nAbout the year 1260\, not long before her death\, Jutta lived near the non-Christians in eastern Germany. There she built a small hermitage and prayed unceasingly for their conversion. She has been venerated for centuries as the special patron of Prussia. \n\nReflection\nJesus once said that a camel can pass through a needle’s eye more easily than a rich person can enter God’s realm. That’s pretty scary news for us. We may not have great fortunes\, but we who live in the West enjoy a share of the world’s goods that people in the rest of the world cannot imagine. Much to the amusement of her neighbors\, Jutta disposed of her wealth after her husband’s death and devoted her life to caring for those who had no means. Should we follow her example\, people will probably laugh at us\, too. But God will smile. \n\nBlessed Jutta of Thuringia is the Patron Saint of:\nPrussia
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