Born around 895, Matilda, the offspring of a German count, entered an arranged marriage with nobleman Henry in her youth. This union soon elevated her to Queen of Germany upon Henry’s ascent to the throne. Despite her elevated status, Matilda embraced a modest life marked by devotion and prayer.
Her benevolence and kindness were apparent to all. Matilda’s queenly role seemed secondary to her maternal instinct. She sought out the sick, comforted them, and offered help to prisoners. Her position did not corrupt her; instead, it served as a bridge to those in distress.
Henry, witnessing his wife’s extraordinary nature, often expressed how she enriched his life and reign. Their arranged marriage blossomed into genuine love.
Matilda’s charitable efforts included founding Benedictine abbeys and utilizing the kingdom’s wealth for the needy, actions supported fully by Henry. This partnership in empathy highlighted their rule, making Henry more attuned to his subjects’ plight, realizing his power to alleviate suffering. Their marriage, a harmonious blend of love and mutual respect, lasted twenty-three years until Henry’s unexpected death in 936.
The king’s death plunged Matilda into deep sorrow. In a gesture of renunciation, she donated her jewels to the church during Mass for Henry’s soul, symbolizing her detachment from worldly possessions and dedicating her life to the divine.
However, Matilda’s life was not without fault. She showed undue favoritism towards her son Henry over Otto in the succession, a decision she later regretted. This partiality eventually led to her estrangement and false accusation by Otto of mismanaging finances after Henry’s demise.
In her later years, Matilda devoted herself to charity and penance, dying peacefully in 968. Buried next to her husband, her life offers a lesson in humility, the power of redemptive suffering, and the importance of forgiveness, even amidst familial discord.
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St. Matilda please pray for me.
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St. Matilda, please help me pray for all our government leaders, that they may able to help others who are really in need, instead of corrupting people…
Please pray also for me that I may be honest always, in my thoughts, words, and in my actions..
Yes St. MATHILDA. I have exactly the same prayer as Yenyen Campomanes. May God bless this person and may there be more people like her/him praying for the same purpose. Amen
St. Matilda intercedes and pray for me and my family.
Ah, Bože mili, koliko drugačija mora biti jedna ljubav od druge, za onoga koji ju je okusio. Neka nam je se udostoji dati Njegovo Veličanstvo prije nego što nas izbavi iz ovoga života, jer velika će stvar biti na smrtnome času vidjeti da će nam suditi Onaj koga smo ljubili ponad svega. Sigurne ćemo moći ići na raspravu o našim dugovima. Neće to značiti ići u tuđu zemlju, nego u svoju vlastitu, jer je to zemlja Onoga kojega toliko ljubimo i koji nas ljubi. (sv. Terezija Avilska)
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Pray for us.OurFather who art in heaven,hallowed be thy name,Thy Kingdom come,Thy will be done on earth as it in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation , buut deliver us frm evil.
Hail Mary, full of grace,the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb , Jesus.Holy Mary, Mother of God , pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death …Amen Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us each day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Hail Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Father, we humbly come to you and we leave you our life concerns, thank you for always guiding us, and that is the reason that we are happy rise on the day of the future, and reach our dreams with you, in the name of Jesus, Amen
Thank you..
amazing simply simply amazing, how someone born to such nobility , power, influence, luxury, just turn it over and follow Jesus, live a life of poverty misery, mistreatment, helping the poor the sick the homeless, orphans. widows, been shunned by your own kind, rejected by your relatives. All for the love of God, amazing simply amazing. pray for us St, Matilda we are in desperate need of your prayers.
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St Matilda, please pray me and my family. Let the younger children of my family experience the Lord Jesus in the early years of their lives, so that they know to live simple lives as they grow older. AMEN. Help the children in my family find work. Graciously hear my prayers. AMEN.
Saint Matilda, pray for us!
Dear St. Matilda,
Intercede for me that I may live simply and help the poor and sick as you did and to use my position to help further the kingdom of God and to be a good influence on my husband. Also pray for our government leaders on every level that they may be awakened to God’s call on their lives to live for Him and to help the poor and sick, to use their worldly gifts for God’s kingdom.
AMEN
Saint Matilda help me to offer a little suffering for my sin and mistake.
O GOD, by whose grace the blessed Matilda enkindled with the fire of thy love, became a burning and a shining light in thy Church:
Grant that we may be inflamed with the same spirit of discipline and love, and ever walk before thee as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St. Matilda, pray for us sinners.
Saint Matilda, pray for my family. my friends and my special intention.
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