1. 1 The Life of St. Julie Billiart A Saint for Our Time 1751-1816Foundress, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

2. 2 A Saint for our time “Ah! How Good is the good God!”

3. 3 Marie Rose Julie Father Dangicourt invites Julie, at the age of nine, at the age of nine, to make her First Holy Communion.

4. 4 Born to be a teacher For hours, Julie Billiart’s friends sit and listen and laugh as she teaches them their lessons. Without a doubt, she was born to be a teacher.

5. 5 Helping her family Julie goes to the city to try to sell her father’s merchandise for a better price.

6. 6 A teacher in the fields The other field workers enjoy Julie’s lessons about the Good God.

7. 7 Wounded heart, broken body The peace of the little shop is shattered when a rock is hurled through the window and a gun shot rings out, frightening Julie and her father. The peace of the little shop is shattered when a rock is hurled through the window and a gun shot rings out, frightening Julie and her father.

8. 8 A quiet life From her bed, Julie teaches the little children from around her village about the goodness of God.

9. 9 Revolution! A farmhand carefully conceals Julie and Felicité under a load of straw and leads them to safety.

10. 10 A vision of the future Julie envisions her future and the sisters who will help her.

11. 11 Friends help shape the future Viscountess Françoise Blin de Bourdon visits Julie.

12. 12 Teachers for the poor A novice or young sister rings her bell to announce that the Sisters of Notre Dame to announce that the Sisters of Notre Dame have opened a free school for little girls.

13. 13 Like a Sunflower “The mind and heart should always turn toward and follow God alone.”

14. 14 A step of faith “Mother, if you have any faith, take a step in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.”

15. 15 A community is established The first sisters take vows February 2, 1804. In Belgium, they begin to wear a simple dark habit. In Belgium, they begin to wear a simple dark habit.

16. 16 From France to Belgium Mère Julie arrives in Belgium and is greeted by young women eager to join the Sisters of Notre Dame.

17. 17 Hearts wide as the world Mère Julie sees her sisters taking the message of God’s goodness throughout the world.

18. 18 Challenges in Amiens Treacherous winter weather forces Mère Julie to abandon her carriage. Mère Julie to abandon her carriage.

19. 19 Love for the Children Mère Julie loves to visit the students at her schools and to teach them about the Good God.

20. 20 The walking love of God Mère Julie accompanies a group of sisters to a new town and a new school.

21. 21 Belief in God’s goodness Mère Julie asks God to cure a young girl’s eye infection.

22. 22 To heaven on foot Mère Julie returns to Namur, in the company of two of Napoleon’s soldiers, finishing another journey through war-torn Belgium.

23. 23 Ah! How good is the good God! A Saint for our time

24. 24 SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR Making Known God’s Goodness Since 1804 Visit us at www.SNDdeN.org