At age 16, Mary Frances’ father desire that she get married but she decided that she would give herself to God so she declined the offer. Her father was upset, locked her in the room with just bread and water. Mercifully, a priest named Theophilus was able to reason with her father. After, she joined a Franciscan order but continued to live in the family home to serve God as a consecrated virgin. Mary Frances considered herself fortunate to be able to offer her divine bridegroom as proof of her fidelity.
One day, as Mary lay ill, she also learned of her father was near death, Mary asked God to let her suffer her father’s death agony and his purgatory and were granted.
Although Mary suffered continuously, God also gave Mary great graces and consolations. She received the marks of the wounds of Christ and was granted the gift of prophecy and of miracles. Mary Frances also prophesized the tragic events of the French Revolution. God heard her prayers asking that she be taken from this world before they would happen. Mary Frances died on Oct 6, 1791 kissing the feet of her crucifix.
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