St. Rose of Lima: The Flower of the New World
Florence Mary Capes
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Saint Rose of Lima, T.O.S.D. (April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617), was a Spanish colonist in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe asceticism and her care of the needy of the city through her own private efforts. A lay member of the Dominican Order, she was the first person born in the Americas to be canonized by the Catholic Church. (Summary from Wikipedia) (4 hr 21 min)
Chapters
| Introduction | 23:33 | Read by Eduardo |
| Prologue: Birth and Baptism of St. Rose | 19:00 | Read by Eduardo |
| St. Rose's Childhood | 22:08 | Read by Eduardo |
| How She Began to Love and Follow St. Catherine of Siena | 12:52 | Read by Eduardo |
| Her Victory Over Vanity | 9:56 | Read by flutterby93 |
| Rose's Domestic Life | 7:37 | Read by flutterby93 |
| The Penitential Practices of the Saint's Girlhood | 19:24 | Read by Thomas May |
| How She Took the Habit of St. Dominic | 11:13 | Read by Eduardo |
| Her Garden-Cell, and How She Lived There | 26:16 | Read by Eduardo |
| Of Rose's Special Devotions and Charities; How She was Endowed With a Prophetic… | 21:02 | Read by Eduardo |
| Of the Saint's Increased Penances, and of the Miraculous Help She Had in Them; … | 27:49 | Read by Eduardo |
| How Heavenly and Divine Visitants Frequented Her Cell; and How She Was Mystical… | 25:48 | Read by Eduardo |
| How Rose of St. Mary Died | 18:02 | Read by Mich_elle |
| What Happened After Rose's Death | 16:29 | Read by Mich_elle |
Reviews
wondeful and uplifting
Fr. Ben
great book and we'll read. love it and inspiring.
I love this book.
Karen Bromberg
Very well written book. And we'll read.
cecilia p, uk
An inspirational glimpse into how St Rose surrendered to a life of fasting and self-denial as a means of uniting herself to Jesus Christ. In our time this is a very unfashionable approach to holiness & becoming a blessing to others but this bio holds its own. Beautifully read by Eduardo & Thomas May. Sadly, the female readers seem to have tried to beat the clock - the rapid reading, monotone & childish rhythms applied to the last two chapters especially, make it very hard to follow the meaning.
Highly recommended to anyone wanting to advance in the faith
A LibriVox Listener
The great take away from the biography of St Rose of Lima is, the great value God gives to suffering offered to him as a token of love.
Robert Maher
beautiful story. thank you all. st rose pray for us
A LibriVox Listener
What a wonderful story of this great saints life
A LibriVox Listener
women readers could be better. book itself was great
For Content living
Ben Mathew V.
Nice to have these accounts of Saints as St. Rose who lived a life of penance. Gives relevant thoughts for those of this 21st century generation who cannot find satisfaction with the daily blessings that one enjoys...Well read too...