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Jun 15 – III Sun of Pentecost / S Basil the Great
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Sources Used Today:
- "Love That Comes to Our Defense" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption
- "Magnificent Humanity" (FSSPX.news)
- "Find the Sacred Heart and Begin Your Heaven on Earth" (SSPX Sermons)
- The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press)
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Saint Germaine Cousin is one of those saints whose story almost sounds too heartbreaking to be true.
She was born in 1579 in the small French village of Pibrac, near Toulouse. From the moment she entered the world, life was difficult. She was born with a disabled hand, likely the result of a birth defect, and her mother died when she was still an infant. Her father eventually remarried, and according to the accounts passed down through the centuries, Germaine's stepmother wanted very little to do with her.
While the rest of the family lived comfortably, Germaine was often pushed aside. She was given the poorest clothing, the simplest food, and the hardest jobs. Some accounts say she slept in a stable or in a small area separated from the rest of the household.
Most people would understand if a child raised under those circumstances became angry or bitter.
Germaine didn't.
Instead, she became deeply devoted to God.
Her daily task was tending sheep in the fields outside the village. It was lonely work, but Germaine turned those hours into a life of prayer. The countryside became her chapel. While watching the flock, she prayed the Rosary, spoke to God, and meditated on the mysteries of the faith.
The villagers began not