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Saint Rose led a penitential life.\u00a0 She felt called to make reparation for the sins of others before God.\u00a0 To many this may seem unnecessary and perhaps even absurd.\u00a0 How can the pain and suffering of one person somehow atone for the sins of another?\u00a0 This may seem strange until we consider one of the foundational understandings of the Christian faith: that Jesus freely took upon himself the guilt of humanity, which in turn led Him to the cross.\u00a0 The innocent one suffered for the guilty, making atonement before God the Father.\u00a0 The redeeming value of penance is at the heart of the Christian message.\u00a0 The spirituality of Saint Rose which centered on the spousal relationship between her and Jesus, allowed her to unite herself intimately with Jesus the bridegroom.\u00a0 This union was not just in His glory and joy, but also in His pain.\u00a0 Through penance, she was united in His suffering.<\/p>\n

Not all are called to live a life of extreme penance like Saint Rose, but we the baptized can offer sacrifices to God the Father in atonement for our sins and those of others.\u00a0 The prayer recited during the Divine Mercy Chaplet taught by Jesus to Saint Faustina portrays this reality: Eternal Father, I offer you the body and blood, soul and divinity of your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement of our sins and the sins of the whole world.\u00a0 Suffering does not point to a meaningless existence, but rather, it is imbued with value and redemption.<\/p>\n

Recently on an invitation extended to priests to a day of prayer and fasting in reparation for the grievous sins and crimes committed by priests and bishops, someone criticized, \u201conly a day? It should be every day that we all fast for the victims of abuse and pray for them.\u201d\u00a0 Much atonement and reparation that keeps the victims of abuse on the forefront must be made, in concert with concrete action by those in authority within the Church.\u00a0 Both the invitation to priests and its critique are invitations to us all to imitate the spirit of Saint Rose of Lima who recognized the great need to make atonement by uniting more intimately to Jesus through penance.\u00a0 The Catholic Church in the United States must enter a penitential season that is as evident and concrete as those items I saw hanging on the wall at the sanctuary of Saint Rose.\u00a0 The Body of the Christ is hurting tremendously in the victims of abuse, and the whole Church hurts with them: in what concrete ways is this to be manifested?<\/p>\n

[Top picture is a portrait of Saint Rose immediately after her death in 1617]<\/p>\n

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The tomb of Saint Rose $\"\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

Original Garden of the House of Saint Rose<\/p>\n

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At the well of Saint Rose where she dropped the keys of the penitential belt she wore<\/p>\n