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October 8: ST. HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Feather on the Breath of God
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St. Hildegard of Bingen kept a secret light inside her for thirty-five years before the world ever knew she carried it. From childhood, Hildegard experienced visions she called the Living Light, staying silent about them through decades of prayer and the Divine Office in her Benedictine monastery. When God pressed her to finally write them down, she obeyed, going on to write theology, music, and letters to popes and emperors alike — all while insisting she was only a small instrument God breathed through. "a feather on the breath of God" Want to keep li...
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Welcome back to the Catholic Sproust podcast, where we know that every day is a feast day. Today is October 8th, so join us for St. Hildegard of Bingen, a feather in the breath of God. She was five years old the first time it had happened. She was sitting quietly when the light came.
It wasn't sunlight or candlelight. It was something else entirely. Warm and vast, more vivid than anything she had ever seen, and it filled the space around her with a luminous, living glow.
She looked around her. The other children hadn't moved, and the adults didn't seem to notice. No one could see it but her. She sat very still, her hands in her lap, and looked deeply into that mysterious light.
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