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Saint Rebecca Pierrette Ar-Rayes: also known as Saint Rafka, was born in Lebanon in 1832. She was the only child born to her parents and at the age of 6, her mother passed away. Her father re-married and Rebecca did not get along with her stepmother. At 11, she got a job as a maid and at 14, told her father that she wished to become a nun.

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Let St. Patrick guide you in these ways this Lent! St. Rafqa. Feast day March 23. St. Rafqa lived in Lebanon in 1800s and died there in 1914. She was an only child and a cradle Catholic! Unfortunately, tragedy struck early in her life when her mother died when she was only seven. Many difficulties followed for Rafqa and her father.

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The Life of Saint Rafqa (1832-1914) - Feast day: March 23 Rafqa was born in Himlaya, Lebanon on June 29, 1832, on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. She was baptized as Boutrossieh (the feminine version of Peter in Arabic). She was the only child of her parents. Her mother died when she was 7 years old, and her father struggled financially.

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Following a year of postulancy, Rafqa received the habit of her congregation on the feast of St. Joseph, March 19, 1861. A year later, she pronounced her first vows. Rafqa in the Congregation of the Mariamettes (1859-1871) Along with sister Mary Gemayel, Rafqa was assigned to work in the Jesuit-run seminary in Ghazir.

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About St. Rafqa - Patron Saint Article St. Rafqa Saint Rebecca Pierrette Ar-Rayes: also known as Saint Rafka, was born in Lebanon in 1832. She was the only child born to her parents and at the age of 6, her mother passed away. Her father re-married and Rebecca did not get along with her stepmother.

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1. In the Monastery of St. Simon el-Qarn in Aito (1871-1897) While living in Maad, and following a crisis in her congregation, Rafqa sought divine guidance. Entering at St. George's Church, she prayed for help. Once again, she heard the Lord's voice confirming her call to religious life.

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23 Mar. Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès. Feast Day: March 23. Venerated: February 11, 1982. Beatified: November 17, 1985. Canonized: June 10, 2001. Rafqa was born in Lebanon in 1832. She was an only child. Her mother died when Rafqa was seven years old, and her father sent his daughter to work as a servant in a private home when she was 11 years old.

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Saint Rafqa was born in Himlaya, one of the villages of Northern Metn near Bikfaya, on June 29, 1832. She was the only child of Saber El-Choboq Al Rayess and Rafqa Gemayel. On July 7, 1832, she was baptized and named Boutroussieh. Her parents taught her to love God and pray daily.

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Saint Rafqa Saint Rafqa, also known as Saint Rebecca, was born in Lebanon on June 29, 1832. She was the only child of her parents. She was baptized on July 7, 1832 and named Boutroussieh. Her parents were devout Christians and taught her daily prayers.

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Under obedience to her superior Rebecca worked on an autobiography near the end of her life. She died at the age of 82, and her grave is credited with many miracles. St. Rafqa is a Catholic Maronite saint canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 2001. She is the patron of sick people, bodily ills, and loss of parents. Her feast day is March 23rd.

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Novena of Saint Rafqa DAY ONE In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Glory to God, the Father who called Rafqa to the Holy Monastic life and was for her a father and a mother. Worship to the Son, who made her a disciple of sufferings and redemptions. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, who strengthened her patience and perseverance .

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The news of her miracles spread, people came from everywhere to Rafqa's tomb, asking for some soil, in order to get the blessing of curing. 1905-1914: - She crawled, miraculously, to the church on the feast day of the Blessed Sacrament. - She asked to see for an hour, and she enjoyed seeing the sisters and the monastery.

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1832 - 1914 Feast day: March 23 Full name: Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès Saint Rafqa, also know as Saint Rebecca, was born in Hemlaya, in Matn District, Lebanon on June 29, 1832. She was the only child of her parents, Saber El-Choboq El-Rayess and Rafqa Gemayel. She was baptized on July 7, 1832 and named Boutroussieh.

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St. Rafqa — Catholic Apostolate Center Feast Days St. Rafqa Mar 23 St. Rafqa Pietra Chobok was known for her personal piety as a Lebanese Maronite nun. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a nun, and when she was thirty, she officially joined the Mariamette Sisters.