An overview of her life Benedictine and mystic writer; born in Germany, 6 Jan., 1256; died at Helfta, near Eisleben, Saxony, 17 November, 1301 or 1302. Nothing is known of her family, not even the name of her parents. It is clear from her life (Legatus, lib. I, xvi) that she was not born in the neighbourhood of Eisleben. When she was but five years of age she entered the alumnate of Helfta. The monsastery was at that time governed by the saintly and enlightened  Abess Gertrude of Hackerborn, under whose rule it prospered exceedingly, both in monastic observance and in that intellectual activity  .....

The Life And Revelations of St. Gertrude The Great, 545 pgs. The Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great forms one of the classics of Catholic writing. This book is one of the great books about the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is the story of the life of St. Gertrude the Great - the title alone tells much - and how Jesus revealed Himself to her, His great love for her and for each and every soul, His burning desire for the salvation of souls, His sorrow and even agony at the loss of souls, and finally, His great call for penance, prayers and acts of reparations. He asks us to cooperate by acts of reparation and prayers for the conversion and salvation of souls. And by the acts of reparation for Him and the souls we can soothen the sorrow and the pain that our sins cause Him. Reparation is explained in the book. It is something that anyone can do, and does not require much time .....

Prayers of St. Gertrude The Great Both St. Gertrude the Great as St. Mechtilde were give many prayers to praise the Lord and pray for the benifite of souls and the reperations of sins. One of the most famous prayers of St. Gertrude the Great is the prayer for the souls in Purgatory. She was also known for her Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus .....

Saint Gertrude The Great and The Sacred Heart of Jesus       “Few men have merited the title, "the Great"; and even fewer women did.”

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