Imelda Lambertini; the girl who died of love for the Eucharist.
From the age of 5, she desired to receive Communion, but there was no age for it yet. At 9, she entered the convent of the Dominicans, living solely to prepare for that moment.
On May 12, 1333, after Mass, a consecrated host appeared suspended above her head. Before the miracle, the priest gave her her First Communion.
Shortly afterward, Imelda was found dead, with a smile on her face. Her heart could not withstand the joy of receiving Jesus in the Eucharist.
Beatified by Pope Leo XII, she is the patroness of children receiving their First Communion. Her incorrupt body remains in the Church of St. Sigismund, in Bologna.
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