Saint Casilda

"The things that we love tell us what we are."
- Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274)

Today is the feast day of Saint Casilda. Casilda was the daughter of a Muslim leader in Toldeo, Spain, and lived during the 10th century. She was raised a Muslim and showed special kindness to Christian prisoners. When she was a young woman, she became quite ill and was convinced that the local doctors could not cure her. Instead, Casilda made a pilgrimage to the shrine of San Vicenzo in northern Spain. She was cured, and then became a Christian. After becoming a Christian, Casilda lived the rest of her life as a hermit not far from the shrine, and died when she about 100 years old. She died in the year 1050. 

Saint Casilda, pray for us!

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Quote From, Picture Of, And Information About Saint Casilda Taken From:

http://whitelilyoftrinity.com/saints_quotes_love.html

http://bjws.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-female-saints-of-francisco-de.html

http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1898

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2614