{"id":4258,"date":"2018-01-12T00:58:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T00:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2018-01-12T00:58:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T00:58:07","slug":"the-nun-who-changed-a-bishops-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/the-nun-who-changed-a-bishops-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nun Who Changed a Bishops Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Saint<\/a>
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys – Feast Day Jan 12th<\/figcaption><\/figure>In memory of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys<\/em><\/p>\n

Strong of will, conviction and faith
\nAs are all who to their way by God are called
\nThe way of the times was to be hidden away
\nTo pray, to live, from society walled.<\/p>\n

But she was not to be held behind walls
\nBut was to live with the poor in the town
\nTo save, to teach, to rear, to guide
\nThe standards of the day to be torn down.<\/p>\n

A man of God and of the cloth
\nWith feet of clay, that walked the world too long
\nWas shown the needs of Canada poor
\nWas the way and will of God a nun strong.<\/p>\n

We are all in our lives are told the walls
\nOf the standards of the thinking to live within
\nLet us have her faith, belief and strength
\nLet us for those who need us, the battle win!<\/p>\n

Reference:
\nIrish Catholic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In memory of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Strong of will, conviction and faith As are all who to their way by God are called The way of the times was to be hidden away To pray, to live, from society walled. But she was not to be held behind walls But …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3582],"tags":[4083,4084,1630,4085,4082,4081,1560,4080],"class_list":["post-4258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faith","tag-canada","tag-canadian-saint","tag-catholic","tag-catholic-saint","tag-hagiography","tag-lives-of-the-saints","tag-saint","tag-saint-marguerite-bourgeoys","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-16G","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4647,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/remembering-mothers-pilgrimage-in-modern-times-of-pestillance\/","url_meta":{"origin":4258,"position":0},"title":"Remembering Mothers Pilgrimage in Modern Times of Pestillance","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"28th March 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"That church to while my mother went On pilgrimage way back then: Dedicated to St Anne, mother of Mary In an age way back when Faith was strong and people poor: Danger at every door, It has known fire, and has been rebuilt... 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