Bridget had Jesus on her mind

She was happily married and took care of her husband and their eight kids, but Jesus was always on her mind.

When her children grew up and her husband died, she devoted herself completely to Jesus: even starting her own religious order.

She designed a habit with a built-in reminder of Jesus being always on her mind: a white cross over and around her head with five marks signifying Christ’s five wounds on the cross.

Bridget of Sweden, founder of the Order of the Most Holy Saviour, died on this very day in 1373 and was canonized in 1391.