Hildegard of Bingen and using the gifts God gave you

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Overview: A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchA Reflection for the Memorial of St. Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the ChurchJesus told his disciples this parable:“The Kingdom of heaven will be like ten virginswho took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. St. Hildegard of Bingen was born in what is now Germany in 1098. St. Hildegard was also an abbess, a composer of music, a philosopher, a linguist and a mystic who recorded her visions. If this seems a little too on the nose, I would like to suggest an alternate reading of this alternate reading. Today I will tell her about St. Hildegard, and the asteroid that bears her name.