O God of Love, thou didst deliver servant Josephine Margaret Bakhita from the bondage of slavery to serve you in true freedom; by her example help us to see those enslaved among us, and work to release them from their chains. In your mercy, give to all survivors healing from their wounds and joy in their liberation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
February 8th is the feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita, Virgin: Darfur-born Daju freedwoman, Muslim convert to Catholicism, and Canossian Sister—who died on this day in 1947. As a young girl, she was abducted by Arab slave traders, mutilated, and forcibly converted to Islam. pic.twitter.com/wQxrFrusag
— Tradical (@NoTrueScotist) February 8, 2021