"The sickness accepted with patience and thanksgiving purifies the soul as... (St Rafqa-Jrebta)
"The sickness accepted with patience and thanksgiving purifies the soul as the fire purifies gold." † "...because I know that the sickness I have is for the good of my soul and His glory." † "I am not afraid of death which I have waited for a long time. God will let me live through my death." - Saint Rafqa
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Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayés, (رفقا بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس, June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914), also known as Saint Rafqa and Saint Rebecca, was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001.
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