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Santa Koleta ta’ Corbie
(1381-1447)
Koleta twieldet Corbie, fi Franza, fl-1381. Meta sfat iltima qassmet ġidha kollu lill-fqar, libset il-libsa tat-Tielet Ordni Franġiskan u għexet magħluqa u maqtuggħa min-nies għal tliet snin. Imbagħad daħlet mal-Klarissi tat-Tieni Ordni minn fejn ħadmet kemm felħet biex igġġb lil xi kunventi tat-Tieni u ta’ l-Ewwel Ordni taħt dixxiplina aktar regolari u primittiva skond l-ispirtu tal-ħajja Franġiskana. Kienet tinsisti ħafna biex f’dawn il-kunventi tingħax ħajja iebsa l-aktar fejn jidħol il-faqar u t-talb. Ghħlhekk fl-istorja Franġiskana isimha tniżżel ma’ tar-riformaturi ta’ l-Ordni. Mietet f’Gand fis-6 ta’ Marzu 1447. Il-Papa Piju VII kitibha mal-qaddisin verġni.
Santa Koleta ta’ Corbie
(1381-1447)
Koleta twieldet Corbie, fi Franza, fl-1381. Meta sfat iltima qassmet ġidha kollu lill-fqar, libset il-libsa tat-Tielet Ordni Franġiskan u għexet magħluqa u maqtuggħa min-nies għal tliet snin. Imbagħad daħlet mal-Klarissi tat-Tieni Ordni minn fejn ħadmet kemm felħet biex igġġb lil xi kunventi tat-Tieni u ta’ l-Ewwel Ordni taħt dixxiplina aktar regolari u primittiva skond l-ispirtu tal-ħajja Franġiskana. Kienet tinsisti ħafna biex f’dawn il-kunventi tingħax ħajja iebsa l-aktar fejn jidħol il-faqar u t-talb. Ghħlhekk fl-istorja Franġiskana isimha tniżżel ma’ tar-riformaturi ta’ l-Ordni. Mietet f’Gand fis-6 ta’ Marzu 1447. Il-Papa Piju VII kitibha mal-qaddisin verġni.
Statue of Saint Colette of Corbie, along the road between Corbie and Albert, France
Saint Colette’s Story
Colette did not seek the limelight, but in doing God’s will she
certainly attracted a lot of attention. Colette was born in Corbie,
France. At 21, she began to follow the Third Order Rule and became an
anchoress, a woman walled into a room whose only opening was a window
into a church.
After four years of prayer and penance in this cell, she left it. With the approval and encouragement of the pope, she joined the Poor Clares and reintroduced the primitive Rule of St. Clare in the 17 monasteries she established. Her sisters were known for their poverty—they rejected any fixed income—and for their perpetual fast. Colette’s reform movement spread to other countries and is still thriving today. Colette was canonized in 1807.
After four years of prayer and penance in this cell, she left it. With the approval and encouragement of the pope, she joined the Poor Clares and reintroduced the primitive Rule of St. Clare in the 17 monasteries she established. Her sisters were known for their poverty—they rejected any fixed income—and for their perpetual fast. Colette’s reform movement spread to other countries and is still thriving today. Colette was canonized in 1807.
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