"I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." Although St Paul most likely did not receive the visible stigmata (i.e. the impression of the wounds of Christ upon his hands and feet and side), this passage from his Letter to the Galatians is often cited as the biblical foundation for this miraculous gift in the lives of the saints.
Many will be surprised to learn that the first saint to receive the stigmata was St Francis of Assisi in the early 1200s, but that there have been over 400 credible cases of the stigmata since then. Further, most of these (about 70%) are women stigmatists.
We discuss this miraculous gift, and the importance of uniting ourselves to Christ Crucified, carrying our cross daily with the Lord.
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