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Blessed Angela Guerrero
| Born on 30 January 1846 in Seville, Spain, Angela Guerrero was affectionately known as "Angelita". When she was 19, she asked to enter the Discalced Carmelites in Santa Cruz but was refused admission because of her poor health. Instead she began caring for destitute cholera patients, because a cholera epidemic was quickly spreading among the poor.
During prayer in 1873, Angelita saw an empty cross standing directly in front of the one upon which Jesus was hanging. She understood immediately that God was asking her to hang from the empty cross, to be "poor with the poor in order to bring them to Christ." In 1875 three other women joined Angelita, beginning community life together in a room they rented in Seville. From that day on, they began their visits and gave assistance to the poor, day and night.
While Mother Angela was alive, another 23 convents were established, with the sisters edifying everyone they served by their example of charity, poverty and humility. In fact, Mother Angela herself was known by all as "Mother of the Poor".
Mother Angela of the Cross died on March 2, 1932, in Seville. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 5 November 1982. Her Feast Day is March 2. |
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