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SUMMARY:Saint Margaret of Scotland
DESCRIPTION:Image: Saint Margaret of Scotland | François Augustin Caunois | photo by BastienM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaint Margaret of Scotland\nSaint of the Day for November 16\n(1045 – November 16\, 1093)\nClick to hear audio clip ► \nSaint Margaret of Scotland’s Story\nMargaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense that she was free to be herself. For her\, that meant freedom to love God and serve others. \nNot Scottish by birth\, Margaret was the daughter of Princess Agatha of Hungary and the Anglo-Saxon Prince Edward Atheling. She spent much of her youth in the court of her great-uncle\, the English king\, Edward the Confessor. Her family fled from William the Conqueror and was shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland. King Malcolm befriended them and was captivated by the beautiful\, gracious Margaret. They were married at the castle of Dunfermline in 1070. \nMalcolm was good-hearted\, but rough and uncultured\, as was his country. Because of Malcolm’s love for Margaret\, she was able to soften his temper\, polish his manners\, and help him become a virtuous king. He left all domestic affairs to her\, and often consulted her in state matters. \nMargaret tried to improve her adopted country by promoting the arts and education. For religious reform she encouraged synods and was present for the discussions which tried to correct religious abuses common among priests and laypeople\, such as simony\, usury\, and incestuous marriages. With her husband\, she founded several churches. \nMargaret was not only a queen\, but a mother. She and Malcolm had six sons and two daughters. Margaret personally supervised their religious instruction and other studies. \nAlthough she was very much caught up in the affairs of the household and country\, she remained detached from the world. Her private life was austere. She had certain times for prayer and reading Scripture. She ate sparingly and slept little in order to have time for devotions. She and Malcolm kept two Lents\, one before Easter and one before Christmas. During these times she always rose at midnight for Mass. On the way home she would wash the feet of six poor persons and give them alms. She was always surrounded by beggars in public and never refused them. It is recorded that she never sat down to eat without first feeding nine orphans and 24 adults. \nIn 1093\, King William Rufus made a surprise attack on Alnwick castle. King Malcolm and his oldest son\, Edward\, were killed. Margaret\, already on her deathbed\, died four days after her husband. \n\nReflection\nThere are two ways to be charitable: the “clean way” and the “messy way.” The “clean way” is to give money or clothing to organizations that serve the poor. The “messy way” is dirtying your own hands in personal service to the poor. Margaret’s outstanding virtue was her love of the poor. Although very generous with material gifts\, Margaret also visited the sick and nursed them with her own hands. She and her husband served orphans and the poor on their knees during Advent and Lent. Like Christ\, she was charitable the “messy way.”
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