St. Bridget of Sweden
Feast day: July 23
Bridget was born in 1303, the daughter of the governor of Uppland, Sweden, and his second wife. Bridget’s mother died when she was 12, and she was raised by an aunt. From a young age, she began receiving private visions and revelations. Bridget married into the Swedish royal family and raised eight children, one of whom was St. Catherine of Sweden. When her husband died, she founded a religious order known as the Order of the Most Holy Savior, or the Brigittines. She died in Rome in 1373 and was canonized in 1391. She is patron of Sweden.
Collect
O God, who guided Saint Bridget of Sweden
along different paths of life
and wondrously taught her the wisdom of the Cross
as she contemplated the Passion of your Son,
grant us, we pray,
that, walking worthily in our vocation,
we may seek you in all things.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
