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Saint Elizabeth's Life
Saint Elizabeth’s life is a model for all of us. A woman so young, born and married into royalty did not associate herself with the wealth of her family rather on how to use it for the poor around her. According to Saint Elizabeth, “The Christian must be one who serves the humblest needs of others, even if one serves from an exalted position.” She fully understood the idea why Jesus Christ washed the feet of his disciples: to humble himself to the people below him even though he is King of the world. “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God” (Luke 6-20). She believed that our possessions, drag us away from all the good that we could do. Because when we own things/goods we are always worried about them and we always want

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