St Isidore the Worker and St Maria of the Head - Tease
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Channel: Salt + Light Media · 2011 · Entertainment
St Isidore Birth: 1080, Madrid, Spain Feast Day: May 15th Occupation: field laborer Known for: simplicity, humility, obedience, honesty, hard-working, sympathy and generosity toward the poor, life of prayer, spirit of penance Relationship to a saint: Married to St. Maria de la Cabeza Patron Saint of: farmers Imitate the Saint: Go to Mass each day if you have the opportunity, pray while you work, don´t waste time, be faithful in the small things, always share what you have with those in need Did you know? Saint Isidore would begin every day by going to Mass early in the morning. He depended totally on God and the help of the angels for his work and at times, would produce the amount of work as three laborers put together. One day, his master saw another plow drawn by white oxen next to the plow of Saint Isidore. He ran towards it, but as he drew near, they disappeared out of his master's sight. When he asked Saint Isidore about it, he responded by saying Sir, I work alone and know of none save God to whom I look for strength. Then St. Isidore's sanctity became known as such that the angels would help him even when he would plow the fields. St Maria Birth: Uceda, Guadalajara, Spain; then lived in Torrelaguna, where she met St. Isidore Feast Day: September 9th and celebrated on May 15th (with her husband) Occupation: housewife. She would also constantly help her husband with tasks, such as building wells; and help in the community, such as cleaning the local chapel, etc. Known for: simplicity, austerity, charity, living united to husband, spirit of service, purity, modesty, devotion to God Relationship to a saint: Married to St. Isidore the Worker Patron Saint of: intercessory tool for headaches Imitate the saint: seek out the humble tasks, do the small things with great love, develop a pure and disinterested love in your relationships, Did you know? Saint Maria last name is actually Toribia. The title "of the Head" came about because her head is a well-revered relic, venerated for centuries. Her body and head used to be kept in a Franciscan convent in Torrelaguna. In 1645, St. Maria was moved to St. Andrew's Church in Madrid, to be venerated along with the body of her husband, St. Isidore.
