St. Josephine Bakhta Research Paper

Jeremiah was an important prophet around the time of 600 BC. He lived in the southern Kingdom of Judah where people did not follow the laws of the Lord. The Israelites were also worshipping idols and they did not share their wealth with the poor. Jeremiah’s message to the hebrews was to treat each other fairly and not follow strange gods. The people rejected his message, beat him, and put him in prison. Jeremiah still continued to preach to the people that they should repent or else the temple would be destroyed. Jeremiah is an inspiration to all.

Saint Josephine Bakhita was born in 1968 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She is the Patron Saint of Sudan and was canonized a Saint on May 17, 1992 by Pope John Paul ll. As a child, Josephine was kidnapped by arab slave traders and she was bought and sold over 15 times in her life as a slave. While one of Josephine’s owners was traveling, he put Josephine is the custody of the Canossian Sisters in Venice until he returned. While Josephine was with the Sisters, she learned about God. Josephine admired the Sisters and their dedication to God. When
Josephine Bakhita lived according to God’s law. She followed the commandments and her life reflected on the Corporal and spiritual Works of Mercy. Josephine has many nicknames but one of her most known names is “Daughter of Charity”. People call her this because she loved to shelter the homeless by bringing children to orphanages and adults to special homes where they could be taken care of. Josephine would also bear wrongs patiently. This was a good quality because as a slave, she would have to forgive her owners easily and not hold grudges when they would abuse her. Lastly, Josephine would pray for the living and the dead. While she was in slavery, She would secretly pray that her owners would have kinder hearts. Josephine would also pray for her fellow slaves, living and dead, that they would be brought up to live with God