The Life of St. Julie Billiart A Saint for Our Time
17511751--18161816 Foundress, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
1 ASA Sai nt tf for our ti me
“Ah! How Good is the good
2 God!” MiRMarie Rose J Jliulie
Father Dangicourt invites Julie, at the age of nine, to make her First Holy Communion.
3 Born to be a teacher
For hours, Julie Billiart’s friends sit and listen and laugh as she teaches them their lessons. Without a doubt, she was born to be a teacher.
4 HliHelping h er f amil y
Julie goes to th e ci ty to try to sell her father’s merchandise for a better price.
5 A teacher in the fields
The other field workers enjoy Julie’s lessons about the Good God.
6 Wounded heart , broken body
The peace of the little shop is shattered when a rock is hurled through the window and a gun shot rings out, frightening Julie and her father.
7 A quiet life
From her bed, Julie teaches the little children from around her village about the goodness of God.
8 Revolution!
A farmhand carefully conceals Julie and Felicité under a load of straw and leads them to safety.
9 A vision of the future
Julie envisions her future and the sisters who will help her.
10 Friends help shape the future
Viscountess Françoise Blin de Bourdon visits Julie.
11 ThfhTeachers for the poor
A noviiihbllice or young sister rings her bell to announce that the Sisters of Notre Dame have opened a free school for little girls.
12 Like a S unfl ower
“The mind and heart should always turn toward and follow God alone.”
13 AffihA step of faith
“Mother, if you have any faith, take a step in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”
14 A community is establish ed
The first sisters take vows February 2 , 1804 . In Belgium, they begin to wear a simple dark habit.
15 FFFrom France to B Blielgium
Mère JliJulie arri ves i n B Blielgium and is greeted by young women eager to join the Sisters of Notre Dame.
16 HidhldHearts wide as the world
Mère Julie sees her sisters taking the message of God’s goodness throughout the world.
17 Challenges in Amiens
Treacherous winter weather forces Mère Julie to abandon her carriage.
18 Love f or t he Child ren
Mère Julie loves to visit the students at her schools and to teach them about the Good God.
19 The walki ng l ove of G od
Mère JliJulie accompani es a group of fit sisters to a new town and a new school.
20 Beli ef i n G od’ s good ness
Mère Julie asks God to cure a young girl’s eye infection.
21 To heaven on foot
Mère Julie returns to Namur, in the company of two of Napoleon’s soldiers, finishing another journey through warwar--torntorn Belgium.
22 A Saint for our time
Ah! How good is the good God!
23 SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR Making Known God’s Goodness Since 1804
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