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Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist

(1884 - 1949)

"I ask my Jesus to be a guardian of all the tabernacles

of the world, until the end of time."

The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist

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Maria was the daughter of Pietro Barba, an appellate court judge. She was raised in Palermo, Sicily.; At the age of 10, she made her first Communion. From an early age, she had an intense devotion to the Eucharist; At the age of fifteen, she felt a call to religious life, but her family, though pious, opposed her vocation.; It was not until Maria's 35th year that she was able to follow the call into Religious life.; It was then that she entered the Discalced Teresian Carmel at Ragusa, Italy on 25 September 1919. Maria took the name "Maria Candida of the Eucharist. "; Her spiritual life was dominated by Eucharistic devotion and she would spend hours before the Host.; Maria was voted as Prioress of her house from 1924 to 1947. During this time, she greatly expanded the Carmel in Sicily,; and promoted devotion to Saint Teresa of Jesus ( of Avila) and her Rule within her Order.; Later, she wrote a small book titled "The Eucharist," It is a description of her experiences and theological meditations on them.
Born: 16 January 1884 in Catazaro, Italy as Maria Barba
Died: 12 June 1949 of natural causes
Venerated: 18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified: 21 March 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: pending