Did Saint Rose help the needy?

Answer 1

There are three saints with the name Rose. Saint Rose of Lima was noted for her severe ascetism and devoted care to the needy of Lima. Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne is noted for her devotion to the children and communities of the American frontier. Saint Rose of Viterbo was known for having miraculous powers and the gift of prophecy.

Answer 2

Yes, Saint Rose of Lima was known for her dedication to helping the needy in her community in Lima, Peru. She devoted herself to caring for the sick and poor, often giving away her own possessions to those in need. She is considered a patron saint of social justice and charitable works.

Answer 3

For many years Rose lived virtually as a recluse. There was a little hut in the family garden, and this she used as an oratory. She often wore on her head a circlet of silver studded on the inside with sharp points, in memory of the Lord's crown of thorns. Other forms of penitence which she inflicted on her body were floggings, administered three times daily, the wearing of a hair shirt, and the dragging of a heavy, wooden cross about the garden. She rubbed her lips with gall and often chewed bitter herbs to deaden the sense of taste. Both eating and sleeping were reduced to a minimum. Naturally her health was affected, but the physical disorders which resulted from this regime-stomach ailments, Asthma, rheumatism, and fevers-were suffered uncomplainingly. This manner of life offended her family, who preferred their daughter to follow the more conventional and accepted ways of holiness. Finally, when Rose began to tell of visions, revelations, visitations, and voices they deplored her penitential practices more than ever. She endured their disapproval and grew in spiritual fortitude.

In spite of the rigors of her ascetic life, Rose was not wholly detached from happenings around her, and her awareness of the suffering of others often led her to protest against some of the practices of the Spanish overlords. In the new world, the discovery of unbelievable mineral resources was doing little to enrich or ennoble the lives of the Peruvian natives. The gold and silver from this land of El Dorado was being shipped back to strengthen the empire and embellish the palaces and cathedrals of Old Spain, but at its source there was vice, exploitation, and corruption. The natives were oppressed and impoverished, in spite of the missionaries' efforts to alleviate their miseries and to exercise a restraining hand on the governing class. Rose was cognizant of the evils, and spoke out against them fearlessly. Sometimes she brought sick and hungry persons into her own home that she might better care for them.

Answer 4

Saint Rose took a vow of virginity and she devoted herself to doing works of charity. She helped the hungry, elderly, children, and sick.

Answer 5

Saint Rose has the virtues of purity and being humble. The Friar Preachers said she had a purity of heart that compared to the angels and she was never guilty of a sin of impurity.

Answer 6

Yes, she sold produce from her little garden and did embroidery to help her own family asd well as other needy families.

Answer 7

St. Rose is still a saint. She has not been de-sainted. Right now she does sainty things such as praising God and interceding to Him on behalf of those who pray to her for help.

Answer 8

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