FAITH: October 21 - Today is the feast / Martyrdom of SAINT
URSULA and the ELEVEN THOUSAND COMPANION VIRGINS St Ursula was
the daughter of a 5th Century Christian King in Britain. She was
a beautiful, intelligent, outgoing and friendly girl. Ursula was
a spiritual girl and at an early age had dedicated herself to
God and had decided to remain a virgin because of her love of
Christ. At that time young girls did not choose their own
husbands, their parents decided whom they would marry. A
powerful pagan king requested of Ursula’s father that she would
marry his son Ethereus. The pagan king sent ambassadors to
Ursula’s father offering large sums of money and other promises
if the marriage took place. However they added terrible threats
of what would happen if the marriage were not to take place.
Ursula’s father was very afraid for three reasons: he was afraid
of the violent reaction of the other king; he didn’t think
Ursula would agree to marry and; both he and Ursula would prefer
a Christian marriage. Much to h