Wendie Renard is the football captain of the women’s national team of France. She is 34 years old and became a professional football player at the age of 17, playing for Olimpique Lyonnaise. In her career, she won 10 national championships, 8 Champions League Cup, and took part in the World Cup as well as the Olympic Games. But she is mostly outspoken about her Catholic faith. She was born in Martinique, an island in the Caribbean, and lost her father when she was 8 years old. But her faith was always strong, and that’s where she found consolation in her loss. She said ‘when my parents took me to be baptized, I became a child of God. I received a big blessing and protection. My Guardian Angel was there to protect me and guide me. My faith is my compass. You can’t always win. You can fall once, twice, three, ten times, 20 times – what matters is that you get up at the 21st opportunity. My faith is strengthened by Mass on Sunday and even daily Mass when I can. I pray to St Therese, the Little Flower and to St Michael the Archangel. I feel like a great victory when I can lead someone else to Mass and to prayer.’ In 2021 she met the Pope and Wendie even took her mother with her – and this was one of the best days of her life. She recalls that he spoke to her in French, and then blessed them and blessed their rosaries.
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