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Hey there, Sprouts. Today is Sprouts. Today is Wednesday, April 29th, 2020.

It is also the feast day of St. Catherine of Sienna.

Now, this week on the Catholic Sprouts podcast, we have been tipping our hats to all of the doctors, nurses, and medical staff that have

gotten us through this pandemic and have made it possible that we might soon be turning the

corner and maybe returning to normal life, we pray. We have been going through some great

saints, some heroes that God called up in other times of medical disasters.

We've already talked about St. Martin DePoras, who passed through locked doors to care for those who were ill and in quarantine.

Yesterday, we talked about Dr. Giuseppe Mascate, who took care of impossible, incurable patients and never

lost hope. And today on her feast day, we are going to talk about St. Catherine of Siena.

Now, St. Catherine of Sienna is a big deal. She is a doctor of the church, meaning the whole church has recognized the things that she taught and wrote are so important that we can continue to learn from them for all time.

Now, she's a doctor of the church, but do you want to know something about St. Catherine of Siena?

She didn't know how to read or write. Isn't that incredible?

This great doctor of the church that can teach us all never knew how to read and write.

It shows how if we allow God to use us, he can do the most incredible things.

Now, St. Catherine of Sienna is also one of the most remarkable

women that have ever lived. She did some amazing things. And we'll talk about some of them today.

So first of all, I want you to know this. St. Catherine of Sienna was the 24th child in her family.

Now, if you're sitting there thinking that you're from a big family, I bet her family

was bigger.

She was the youngest child number 24.

Her family was Catholic, but they were also tied up in lots of the crazy things happening

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