Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids
Aug 23, 2026 · 7 min · 4 segments
St. Rose of Lima wore a crown of roses hiding metal spikes — a secret gift of love to Jesus. The first saint born in the Americas, Rose of Lima spent hours each day in prayer in a tiny hermitage in…
A young woman knelt in a tiny wooden chapel right in the middle of a vibrant flower garden.
Beneath the soft petals and leaves of the flowers, hidden where no one could see, was a ring of metal spikes pressed into her skin.
Rose of Lima, the first person born in all of North or South America to be declared a saint.
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A young woman knelt in a tiny wooden chapel right in the middle of a vibrant flower garden.
Beneath the soft petals and leaves of the flowers, hidden where no one could see, was a ring of metal spikes pressed into her skin.
Rose of Lima, the first person born in all of North or South America to be declared a saint.