Kapistahan · Pebrero 8
Santa Josephine Bakhita
San Josefina Bakhita ipinanganak noong mga 1869 in Darfur, Sudan. Siya ay kidnapped as a child at sold sa slavery, enduring brutal treatment. Pagkatapos being bought by an Italian diplomat, siya sa kalaunan found refuge in a kumbento at converted to Catholicism. Bakhita became a Canossian nun at inilaan ang kanyang buhay sa paglilingkod others. Siya ay ipinagdiriwang for kanyang gentle spirit at forgiveness of kanyang captors. San Josefina Bakhita ay the patron ng Sudan at victims of human trafficking. Siya ikinanonisa noong 2000 by Papa Juan Pablo II.