October 21: Saint Ursula, Patroness of the educators of young girls
At Cologne, the birthday of Saint Ursula and her companions, martyrs, who were slain by the Huns for the Christian religion and their constancy in virginity, and consummated their lives by martyrdom. , The Martyrology tells us. We can observe several things here. First this day is called their birthday , being the day they died and went to heaven their birth into eternal happiness . What better birthday can there
be?
Notice the Huns like many military men were after their religion and their virginity and these women were probably martyred more because they wouldn't give their virginity than they wouldn't give up the faith. Indeed the importance of preserving purity cannot be overestimated. How many lives are wrecked by fornication and adultery? Fornication wrecks two lives, but often it brings a third innocent party whose life is made
far worse by this sin. Adultery wrecks not only the lives of the participants, but of the spouses who are also sinned against.
PRAYER: Saint Ursula inspire all children to preserve virginity as you and your companions did.
