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August 26 · Optional · White

St Teresa of Jesus Jornet

(1843–1897) Catalan teacher who founded the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly, opening fifty-eight houses in her lifetime for the old whom no one wanted. Spain names her patroness of old age; her sisters still die where they serve, at the bedside.

A prayerSaint Teresa Jornet, daughter to the abandoned, pray that no one grow old unloved.

When is the feast of St Teresa of Jesus Jornet?

The feast is celebrated on August 26 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Teresa of Jesus Jornet?

The feast of St Teresa of Jesus Jornet is celebrated on August 26 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Teresa of Jesus Jornet?

(1843–1897) Catalan teacher who founded the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly, opening fifty-eight houses in her lifetime for the old whom no one wanted. Spain names her patroness of old age; her sisters still die where they serve, at the…

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