Blessed Imelda Lambertini was born into a rich and noble family many centuries ago. Her parents were quite devout Catholics themselves and through them, she learnt about loving God and serving the poor. From a young age, Blessed Imelda yearned to receive the Eucharist, but at that time, the age to receive first communion was set at 14 years old.
At age 9, Blessed Imelda asked her parents to let her join the Dominican nuns and for the next two years, Imelda was insistent with the nuns at her convent as well as the chaplain to let her receive her first communion. They all said “no” because she was still too young. When she was 11 years old and during the Feast of the Ascension, after being told “no” to first communion again, some nuns observed that the Host had appeared in the air above Imelda as she was kneeling in prayer. They called the chaplain and from that he knew God’s will, so Imelda finally received the Eucharist. This filled her with so much joy and love now that she had received her greatest desire, to be united with Jesus through receiving the Eucharist, that she also joined him and our Father in Heaven immediately after.
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