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Hey there, Spouts.

Today is Monday, March 3rd, 2025.

Today is also the feast day of an incredible American saint named St. Catherine Drexel.

St. Catherine Drexel was born in 1858 in Philadelphia to a fabulously, mind-blowingly,

wealthy family. Her family also was very Catholic and very dedicated to the poor.

When her father died, she inherited millions and millions of dollars.

She and her sisters decided to use this money to help the poor.

And to this end, they went to meet with the Pope, asking him to send missionaries to serve

the African Americans in the American South and the Native Americans in the American West.

The Pope boldly turned to Catherine Drexel and told her to be that missionary.

She took his words seriously.

She eventually founded a religious order and used every penny of her inheritance to build

orphanages, schools, and to just simply help and serve those that she felt called to serve,

specifically African Americans and Native Americans. Her work can still be seen today through the school she founded and the

religious order that she founded. At the end of her life, she had a debilitating stroke,

and St. Catherine Drexel lived the last 20 years of her life, simply supporting the work of her order through prayer.

She has been named a saint, and she is a powerful example of generosity and answering

the call that God places on our heart.

Now, this week on the Catholic Sprouts podcast, we are kicking off Lent.

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