Blessed Mary of the Incarnation

Mary of the Incarnation was named Barbe Aurillot when she was born. She was 17 years old when she married Pierre Acarie; they had 6 children. Barbe was a loving wife and mother. She loved her Catholic faith too and taught her children, and many other people, about Jesus’ love. She was very busy with her own family, but she still found time to care for the sick and dying and to help the poor. Her husband died when she was 47 years old. She felt God was calling her to live the rest of her life as a nun, and since her children were grown up, she joined the Carmelite order. Her new name became Sister Mary of the Incarnation. Three of her daughters also became Carmelite nuns and one of her sons became a priest. She lived the rest of her life humbly loving and serving her fellow sisters in the convent