30 January: MARY WARD – AND THE MARGINALISED

On the 30th January 1645, Mary Ward died peacefully. At that time, the burial of Catholics in England was difficult. Mary’s companions found ‘a little churchyard, where the minister was honest enough to be bribed.’ This minister was an Anglican minister in the village of Osbaldwick, near Heworth. On her tombstone, we can read this

26 January: MARY WARD – A WOMAN OF COURAGE

Mary Ward had  courage  as  she  listened  to  God’s  dream  unfold  for  her.  She listened to God’s call and courageously responded. ‘Jesus’ she heard, ‘Jesus’ she repeated. She listened to His deep dream within her, courageously following where He led – over the seas to St Omer, seeking His will only, seeking His truth alone.