Mother Susan was born in 1927. While still a child, praying in church, Mother Susan heard a voice saying “Go and mend my broken church. Observe lent, prayer and fasting for 41 days, for I would make you a useful weapon for me”. During the evening’s prayer, she beheld Christ moving on the crucifix on the wall and heard Him ask “Are you willing to follow me whenever I call you to take up my Cross?” Affirming her belief and love, she received a sense of spiritual uplifting which never left her. On Good Friday, at the age of thirteen while at church, she had a severe attack of pain all over her body and received the stigmatic wounds for the first time. The wounds of Christ’s crucifixion appeared on the palms of her hands, the soles of her feet, the right side of her chest and the wounds made by the crown of thorns encircled her head.

At the age of 23 she stopped eating food. The need for sleep also left her at this time, although she would lie down during late night hours for three hours of meditation, during which she had regular visions and conversation with Christ. Despite the lack of food and sleep she had miraculous energy, which she would explain by saying, “I’m alive only through the grace of God. I ask His mercy to help endure the pain. For if it is God’s will, then I must endure it. But we can suffer to any extent through God.”

From that time, until the end of her life on May 29, 2018 when she was almost ninety-one, Mother Susan suffered the excruciating pain of the crucifixion every Tuesday and Friday, and for the forty days between the Resurrection and the Ascension of Our Lord into Heaven. On Good Fridays, her suffering lasted three and a half hours.

After each episode of intense suffering during which her wounds opened and bled, Mother Susan would go into an ecstatic trance. While in this state she would be infused with the Holy Spirit and she was able to answer the requests and prayers of her devotees.

People received miraculous graces, like healings, restoration of health, barren women conceived and the mentally sick were healed. Others received favours too numerous to narrate. Mother Susan also received the gift of exorcism and many possessed individuals had their lives restored to them.

While engrossed in daily prayer, Mother Susan received the grace of vision, when Jesus, Mary and the Saints revealed themselves to her.

There are so many people whose lives have been touched by Mother Susan. Many of us have received miracles through her intercession. But once you met her, there was no denying that some of the holiness of this wonderful Saint spilled over on to us. Once she touched your life, you were not the same anymore. A piece of her stays with you forever.

After a life of service dedicated to the poor, the orphaned, the sick and disabled, in May 2018, Mother Susan left us to be with our Lord in Heaven.

Mother Susan – pray for us.