The life described in these pages is indeed a rich life. Rich not in the standards and measurement of the world, but rich in the understanding of faith. The treasures of the servant of God consisted in her work and efforts, her stuggles and conquests, her graces and virtues; they were her poor, the infirm and the dear children – supernatural treasures indeed.
On May 26th 1820 the little daughter of the pious couple Henry Kasper and Katherine Nee Fasel saw the light of the world in Dernbach. In her baptism on May 31, she received the name Katherine. This favored child was to carry the fame of her native village far across and beyond the confines of her country.
Katherine's birthday coincided with the feast of St. Philip Neri, her baptismal day with the feast of St. Angela Merci. Both saints,founders of religious communities, seem to indicate by their lives the direction that the spiritual life of Katherine was to take according to the plants of divine providence.
The parents of Katherine was simple country flock and lived modest circumstances. Economic conditions at that time was such that one could not generally speak of the as prosperous.
They inculcated in her a humble, God fearing disposition. Both father and mother faithful and conscientious Christians, sought to direct their children in the teachings and the precepts of the Lord.
"In God everything is good, if we ask for that understanding. Let us often meditate on the dear child Jesus from the manger to the cross, at everything that happened to Him, at all that He endured and suffered." (Bl. Mary Katherine Kasper)
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