Who Was Blessed Imelda?

Q: My Confirmation name is Imelda. Can you tell me anything about her?

A: Born in 1322, Blessed Imelda Lambertini was the daughter of the Count and Countess Lambertini of Bologna, now in Italy. She appears to have been a very pious child, making and decorating altars in the home. In the days of less frequent Communion when first Communion was at a late age, she longed to receive the Lord. She is quoted as saying, "How can anyone receive Jesus into his heart and not die?"

It is said that when she was 11 the eucharistic host flew from the tabernacle and hovered over her while she prayed. The priest then took the host and gave her Communion. She then died in ecstasy.

She is a patron of first communicants. Her feast is May 13.

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