Denver, Colo., Dec 18, 2016 / 19:15 pm
Julia Greeley was born into slavery in Hannibal, Missouri. But her cause for sainthood was opened on Sunday in Denver, where her life of devotion and service continues to inspire.
"She's a model for me," said Mary Leisring of the Julia Greeley Guild.
"We're all called to be saints, and it just goes to show that an ordinary person can become extraordinary. For some of us, she's already a saint," said Leisring, who directs Black Catholic ministry in the Denver archdiocese.
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver opened Greeley's cause for canonization on Dec. 18 at an early morning Sunday Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.