{"id":3939,"date":"2018-01-03T10:59:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3939"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:36:44","slug":"happy-feast-day-st-genevieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/happy-feast-day-st-genevieve","title":{"rendered":"Happy Feast Day of St. Genevieve (January 3rd)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/de4hDJmsiaE?list=PL58g24NgWPIzvBk2IQVES_xC4WTm6-CDI\" title=\"Happy Feast Day of St. Genevieve (January 3rd)\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Genevieve is the Patron Saint of Paris and her feast day is on January 3rd. She was a courageous peasant girl who was consecrated to God as a Virgin at a young age. She dedicated her life to prayer, devotion to God and acts of penance. She performed acts of charity, prayed for the sick and prophesied.\u00a0Genevieve was appointed by the Bishop to look after the welfare of the consecrated virgins. She did so faithfully and helped to lead them into a greater degree of holiness as they grew closer to the Lord Jesus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The city of Paris experienced proof of Genevieve&#8217;s intercession on many occasions. The most famous occurrence was the miracle of Des Ardens, or the burning fever. In 1129, a violent fever swept through the city, and doctors couldn&#8217;t stop the people from dying. The shrine of Genevieve was carried in a procession to the cathedral, and during the ceremony, those who touched her shrine were healed by the power of the Lord. Throughout the whole town, no one else became sick, all the ill recovered and only three people died.<\/p>\n<p>Pray for Us,\u00a0St. Genevieve!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Genevieve is the Patron Saint of Paris and her feast day is on January 3rd. She was a courageous peasant girl who was consecrated to God as a Virgin at a young age. She dedicated her life to prayer, devotion to God and acts of penance. 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