St. Waldetrudis grew up in the 7th century, a daughter in a family of extraordinary holiness. Both parents, her sister, her husband, and their four children are all venerated as saints.

After marrying a young nobleman, and raising their young children, she convinced her husband to become a monk. After two years, Waldetrudis also withdrew from the world, but she refrained from joining a convent because she wanted to live a more austere life. Instead, she lived a simple life of prayer in a very small, humble house. She performed many works of mercy and was known for miracles of healing that happened through her intercession when she was alive and after her death.

Many people began to seek her out for advice, so she eventually founded a convent of her own. Even though she established the convent, she lived there as a common member, not as the leader of the community. That convent now stands at the center of the town of Mons in Belgium. Her image is used here with permission from Catholic.org.

St. Waldetrudis, you were the wife and mother who stood at the center of a family of saints—pray for us!