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ACH106: Servant of God Mary Virginia Merrick never let her own disabilities prevent her from being Christ to those around her. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us the story of this wealthy 19th-century woman who founded the Christ Child Society, to serve the poor and needy children of Washington, DC and eventually well beyond.

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• Mary Virginia Merrick Canonization Cause
• National Christ Child Society
• Saintly woman not yet a saint – Chicago Tribune
• Christ Child Society, Washington, DC
• Mary Virginia Merrick – Shrine of Most Blessed Sacrament – Washington, DC
• Mary Virginia Merrick Canonization Cause | Timeline
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