📚 S.D. Rhoda Wise

Servant of God Rhoda Wise was an American Catholic mystic from Canton, Ohio, known for her profound devotion to the Passion of Christ and reported mystical experiences. Born into a Protestant family, she later entered the Catholic Church and developed a deep life of prayer amid intense physical suffering. After enduring multiple serious illnesses and surgeries, she claimed to receive visions of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. In 1939, she reportedly bore the stigmata for a period of time.

Her home in Canton became a place of prayer and pilgrimage, and she was known for offering her suffering for priests and the conversion of souls. She died with a reputation for holiness, and devotion to her continues to grow, especially in Ohio.

Lived: May 22, 1888 – July 7, 1948 | Cause Opened: 2016 (Declared Servant of God by the Diocese of Youngstown)
Patronage (informal devotion): The sick, those suffering, and those devoted to the Passion of Christ

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