Faithful to your teaching, St. Marianne Cope loved and served her neighbor, especially the most desolate outcast, giving herself generously and heroically for those afflicted by leprosy. Immigrant Born Barbara Koob — her surname anglicized as “Cope” in America — St. Marianne and her family emigrated from Germany when she was a year old, in search of stability at a time of growing unrest in her homeland. To be cared for and to care. Saint Marianne, formerly Barbara Koob (1838-1918), was born in Germany and grew up in Utica. Damien and Mother Marianne. Her family was a member of St. Joseph’s Parish where she went to school and was confirmed. Bl. Barbara Koob (now officially "Cope") was born on 23 January 1838 in SE Hessen, West Germany.She was one of 10 children born to Peter Koob, a farmer, and Barbara Witzenbacher Koob. Prayer to St. Marianne Cope Lord Jesus, you who gave us your commandment of love of God and neighbor, and identified yourself in a special way with the most needy of your people, hear our prayer. DAY 2. In imitation of St. Marianne, I … Saint Marianne Cope, O.S.F. After eighth-grade graduation, she worked in a factory to earn money to help her family. Let us too live out the Gospel mission like St. Marianne Cope. Let us too live out the Gospel mission like St. Marianne Cope. When she was two years old, her family emigrated to the United States, to upstate New York, to find a better life. Entering the Order of St Francis, Barbara Koob took the name of Marianne. St. Marianne Cope Roman Catholic Parish - Daily Prayers page

Here are prayer videos and guides from previous days for those who did not see it when it was up on the home screen. 2:50. Remember Jesus tells us in Matthew 25:40, “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Be Merciful Too. To be cared for and to care. is also known as Saint Marianne of Moloka'i. She was born in Germany on January 23, 1838 and spent much of her life working in Hawai'i working with lepers on the island of Moloka'i. Imagine the incredible grace it was for both Fr. Marianne Cope was a professed member of the Sisters of St. Francis And is recognized as an extraordinary woman of the 1800's and early 1900's. Responding to your call, St. Marianne was instrumental in founding schools for immigrants and hospitals to care for your people. Even at a young age, she wrote about a religious calling. Her call to act as a servant of god and the Franciscan spirit she embraced, provided a foundation of values that gave her the courage and compassion to accept difficult challenges with diplomacy and grace. Remember Jesus tells us in Matthew 25:40, “Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Be Merciful Too. Mother Marianne was 45 years old, been in the order 21 years and supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital in Syracuse when she accepted a post in the Hawaiian Mission.