"My love, how can I make the whole world loves you?
... use once again of this wretched instrument
to revive the faith and the conversion of sinners. "
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This generous impulse, that flowed at the foot of his 'Supreme Good', the irresistibly attracted more and more self-constituted the deep yearning of the heart of Anna Rosa Gattorno, so as to force it to sell some sacrifice his life in a continuous the glory and benevolence of God.
was born in Genoa, October 14, 1831, from a family of prosperous economic conditions, social reputation and deep Christian formation. She was baptized the same day, in the parish of St. Donato, with the names of Rosa Maria Benedetta.
In Adelaide in the mother and father Francesco Campanella, like their other five children, found the top trainers of his essential moral and Christian life. At twelve he received the confirmation in S. Maria delle Vigne, Archbishop card. Placido Tadini.
young girl, she was given education at home, as was the custom in the family fortunes of time. Character of peaceful, loving, open to piety and charity, and yet still, he knew also react to the conflict in the political climate and anti-clerical era, which did not spare even some components Gattorno family.
At age 21 (November 5, 1852), married his cousin Gerolamo Custo, and moved to Marseille. An unexpected financial difficulties soon disturbed the happiness of the new family, forced to return to Genoa in the sign of poverty. Even more serious troubles ahead: the eldest daughter Charlotte, hit by a sudden illness, he was deaf and dumb for ever trying to Jerome to make a fortune abroad ended with a return, aggravated by a fatal disease, the joy of the other two children was deeply troubled by the disappearance of her husband, who left her a widow less than six years from the wedding (March 9, 1858) and, after a few months, the loss of the last son.
the pressure of so many sad events marked in his life, a change that she called his "conversion" to the total offering of himself to Lord, his love and love of neighbor. Purified by the evidence, and made strong in spirit, including the true meaning of pain, and took root in the certainty of his new vocation.
Under the guidance of the confessor Don Giuseppe Firpo, she made private vows of perpetual chastity and obedience on the feast of 1858, and later also of poverty (1861), in the spirit of Francis of Assisi, as a Franciscan tertiary. Since 1855 he also got the benefit of daily communion, not common at that time. In this source of grace and was constantly anchored, supported by a growing intimacy with the Lord, you drew support, missionary zeal, strength and momentum for the service of others.
In 1862 he received the gift of the stigmata occult, perceived more intensely on Friday. Already
faithful wife and mother, with nothing to steal his children - always dearly loved and followed - into a greater willingness learns to share the suffering of others, doing everything in apostolic charity: "I devoted myself with more fervor to charities and attend hospitals and the poor, sick at home where it helped with what I could provide for and serve in everything. "
Catholic associations in Genoa if fought, so that although she loved the silence and obscurity, it was noted by all the character truly evangelical its standard of living.
Progressing in this way, she was made president of the "Pious Union of New Ursuline Sisters of St. Mary Immaculate, founded by Frassinetti and expressed wish of Archbishop. Charvaz, the revision of the Rules for the Union.
Just on that occasion (February 1864), intensified further prayer before the crucifix, he received the inspiration for a new Rule its specific foundation.
In fear of being forced to leave their children, pray, do penance, ask for advice. S. Francis Camporosso, cappuccino lay trembling while showing the serious troubles that are ahead, the support, encourage, similarly the Confessor and the Archbishop of Genoa.
but warned its increasingly insistent demands of mother, wanted the authoritative confirmation of the very word of Pius IX, in the secret hope of being raised . The Pope, hearing of January 3, 1866, ordered the foundation instead of starting immediately, adding: "This institute will expand rapidly as the flight of the dove in all parts of the world. God will think your kids, you think of God in his work." He agreed, therefore, to do the will of the Lord, as he wrote later in Memoirs: "With generous offer I made to God and repeated the words of Abraham: 'Here I am to do your will of God' ... given me a victim for his work, he had very great consolation ..."
also overcome the resistance abandoned the family and works in Genoa, not without regret of his bishop, began in Piacenza, the new religious family, who finally called it "Daughters of St. Anne, mother of Mary Immaculate" (December 8, 1866). He took the religious habit July 26, 1867, and on 8 April 1870 he made his religious profession along with 12 sisters.
was cooperating in the development of the Institute from P. Giovanni Battista Tornatore, the Priests of the Mission, which expressly so requested, wrote the rules and was then held Co-founder of the Institute.
Entrusted entirely to Divine Providence, and animated from the beginning by a bold rush of love, Rosa Gattorno began the construction of ' Work of God, as he had called the Pope, and how she will always call elected to cooperate in a spirit of dedication mother, attentive and caring every form of suffering and misery moral or material, with the sole purpose of serving Jesus in his members and painful wounds, and to "evangelize primarily with life."
Various works were born of the poor and the sick of any disease, to the lonely, elderly, abandoned, small and helpless, to adolescents and youth "at risk", which is carried in to give a proper education, and subsequent integration into the world of work. On these forms soon joined the opening of public schools for the education of poor children, and other works to promote human-evangelical, according to the most urgent needs of the time, with an active presence in the ecclesial and civil " Serve the poor and ministers of mercy "called his daughters and asked them to" accept the Lord as a sign of predilection service to the brothers, carrying it with love and humility: "Be humble ... do you think are the latest and the most miserable of all creatures who provide their service to the Church ... and have the grace to be part of it."
less than 10 years after its foundation, the Institute obtained the Decree of Praise (1876) final approval in 1879. For the rules, it was not until July 26, 1892.
highly respected and appreciated by all, worked in Piacenza with the bishop, Msgr. Scalabrini, happy hours, especially in the Work for the deaf, which he founded.
were not spared, however, Mother Rosa Gattorno trials, humiliations, difficulties and tribulations of every kind. Nevertheless, the institute spread rapidly now, in Italy and abroad, thus fulfilling the ardent desire of the missionary founder: "My love! How do I feel a burning desire to make you all know and love, I wish to draw all over the world, to give everyone, help everyone ... I would run everywhere and crying out loud because everyone will be love you. "Being" a spokesman for Jesus "and to convey to all men the message of love that saves, was and remained the deep yearning of his heart. In 1878, already sent the first Daughters of St. Anne in Bolivia, then in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Eritrea, France, Spain. In Rome, where he began his work since 1873, organized schools for the poor men and women, childcare, care of newborn children of workers of the Manufacture of tobacco, homes for former prostitutes, maids, visiting nurses, etc.. There arose the General House, with its adjacent church.
In all, he died, 368 houses in which they carry out their mission Sisters 3500.
The secret of his way of holiness, the dynamism of his love and fortitude with which he tackled with strong faith all obstacles, and drive, for 34 years with full dedication, courage and vision, the Institute was to continuous union with God and abandonment total trust in him: "Amidst all the tumult of an abyss of affairs are never without union Well with my "attention and docility to the Spirit, the intimate loving participation in the Passion of Christ in the incessant supplication for the conversion of sinners and sanctification of all mankind.
Towards the Church has a keen sense of belonging, and was always humble, devout and obedient to the directives of the Pope and the Hierarchy. In
delight to S. Anna, lived a special love for Mary, which is entrusted entirely to be all for God and her brethren. Pure
and simple tool in the hands of the 'Craftsman superfine "Poor conformed to Christ and a victim of love with him, he realized in his life yearning inculcated her daughters:" Living for God, to die for Him, to spend your life for love. "
So she lived until February 1900 when hit by a severe flu, he rapidly deteriorated: his physique, strained by penance, frequent exhausting travel, regular correspondence, worries and sorrows great, could not stand anymore. On May 4, received the Sacrament of the Sick, and two days later, on May 6, at 9 am, completed his earthly pilgrimage, he died a holy death in the General House.
reputation for holiness that had already surrounded in life, exploded on the occasion of his death and grew continuously in all parts of the world.
a unique expression of God's plan, in its threefold experience of wife and mother, a widow, and then religious-Founder, Rosa Gattorno has very honored dignity and the "genius of women" in its mission of serving humanity and spreading the Kingdom. Still faithful to God's call, and authentic teacher of Christian and ecclesial life, especially essentially remained mother of his children, who constantly followed him, and the Sisters, who deeply loved, and the needy, the suffering and the afflicted, in whose face contemplated that of Christ, poor, wounded, crucified.
His charisma has spread in the Church with the rise of other forms of evangelical life: Sisters of the contemplative life; Association Religious Priests; Institute secular and ecclesial movement of lay people actively working in the Church in almost all parts of the world.
was born in Genoa, October 14, 1831, from a family of prosperous economic conditions, social reputation and deep Christian formation. She was baptized the same day, in the parish of St. Donato, with the names of Rosa Maria Benedetta.
In Adelaide in the mother and father Francesco Campanella, like their other five children, found the top trainers of his essential moral and Christian life. At twelve he received the confirmation in S. Maria delle Vigne, Archbishop card. Placido Tadini.
young girl, she was given education at home, as was the custom in the family fortunes of time. Character of peaceful, loving, open to piety and charity, and yet still, he knew also react to the conflict in the political climate and anti-clerical era, which did not spare even some components Gattorno family.
At age 21 (November 5, 1852), married his cousin Gerolamo Custo, and moved to Marseille. An unexpected financial difficulties soon disturbed the happiness of the new family, forced to return to Genoa in the sign of poverty. Even more serious troubles ahead: the eldest daughter Charlotte, hit by a sudden illness, he was deaf and dumb for ever trying to Jerome to make a fortune abroad ended with a return, aggravated by a fatal disease, the joy of the other two children was deeply troubled by the disappearance of her husband, who left her a widow less than six years from the wedding (March 9, 1858) and, after a few months, the loss of the last son.
the pressure of so many sad events marked in his life, a change that she called his "conversion" to the total offering of himself to Lord, his love and love of neighbor. Purified by the evidence, and made strong in spirit, including the true meaning of pain, and took root in the certainty of his new vocation.
Under the guidance of the confessor Don Giuseppe Firpo, she made private vows of perpetual chastity and obedience on the feast of 1858, and later also of poverty (1861), in the spirit of Francis of Assisi, as a Franciscan tertiary. Since 1855 he also got the benefit of daily communion, not common at that time. In this source of grace and was constantly anchored, supported by a growing intimacy with the Lord, you drew support, missionary zeal, strength and momentum for the service of others.
In 1862 he received the gift of the stigmata occult, perceived more intensely on Friday. Already
faithful wife and mother, with nothing to steal his children - always dearly loved and followed - into a greater willingness learns to share the suffering of others, doing everything in apostolic charity: "I devoted myself with more fervor to charities and attend hospitals and the poor, sick at home where it helped with what I could provide for and serve in everything. "
Catholic associations in Genoa if fought, so that although she loved the silence and obscurity, it was noted by all the character truly evangelical its standard of living.
Progressing in this way, she was made president of the "Pious Union of New Ursuline Sisters of St. Mary Immaculate, founded by Frassinetti and expressed wish of Archbishop. Charvaz, the revision of the Rules for the Union.
Just on that occasion (February 1864), intensified further prayer before the crucifix, he received the inspiration for a new Rule its specific foundation.
In fear of being forced to leave their children, pray, do penance, ask for advice. S. Francis Camporosso, cappuccino lay trembling while showing the serious troubles that are ahead, the support, encourage, similarly the Confessor and the Archbishop of Genoa.
but warned its increasingly insistent demands of mother, wanted the authoritative confirmation of the very word of Pius IX, in the secret hope of being raised . The Pope, hearing of January 3, 1866, ordered the foundation instead of starting immediately, adding: "This institute will expand rapidly as the flight of the dove in all parts of the world. God will think your kids, you think of God in his work." He agreed, therefore, to do the will of the Lord, as he wrote later in Memoirs: "With generous offer I made to God and repeated the words of Abraham: 'Here I am to do your will of God' ... given me a victim for his work, he had very great consolation ..."
also overcome the resistance abandoned the family and works in Genoa, not without regret of his bishop, began in Piacenza, the new religious family, who finally called it "Daughters of St. Anne, mother of Mary Immaculate" (December 8, 1866). He took the religious habit July 26, 1867, and on 8 April 1870 he made his religious profession along with 12 sisters.
was cooperating in the development of the Institute from P. Giovanni Battista Tornatore, the Priests of the Mission, which expressly so requested, wrote the rules and was then held Co-founder of the Institute.
Entrusted entirely to Divine Providence, and animated from the beginning by a bold rush of love, Rosa Gattorno began the construction of ' Work of God, as he had called the Pope, and how she will always call elected to cooperate in a spirit of dedication mother, attentive and caring every form of suffering and misery moral or material, with the sole purpose of serving Jesus in his members and painful wounds, and to "evangelize primarily with life."
Various works were born of the poor and the sick of any disease, to the lonely, elderly, abandoned, small and helpless, to adolescents and youth "at risk", which is carried in to give a proper education, and subsequent integration into the world of work. On these forms soon joined the opening of public schools for the education of poor children, and other works to promote human-evangelical, according to the most urgent needs of the time, with an active presence in the ecclesial and civil " Serve the poor and ministers of mercy "called his daughters and asked them to" accept the Lord as a sign of predilection service to the brothers, carrying it with love and humility: "Be humble ... do you think are the latest and the most miserable of all creatures who provide their service to the Church ... and have the grace to be part of it."
less than 10 years after its foundation, the Institute obtained the Decree of Praise (1876) final approval in 1879. For the rules, it was not until July 26, 1892.
highly respected and appreciated by all, worked in Piacenza with the bishop, Msgr. Scalabrini, happy hours, especially in the Work for the deaf, which he founded.
were not spared, however, Mother Rosa Gattorno trials, humiliations, difficulties and tribulations of every kind. Nevertheless, the institute spread rapidly now, in Italy and abroad, thus fulfilling the ardent desire of the missionary founder: "My love! How do I feel a burning desire to make you all know and love, I wish to draw all over the world, to give everyone, help everyone ... I would run everywhere and crying out loud because everyone will be love you. "Being" a spokesman for Jesus "and to convey to all men the message of love that saves, was and remained the deep yearning of his heart. In 1878, already sent the first Daughters of St. Anne in Bolivia, then in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Eritrea, France, Spain. In Rome, where he began his work since 1873, organized schools for the poor men and women, childcare, care of newborn children of workers of the Manufacture of tobacco, homes for former prostitutes, maids, visiting nurses, etc.. There arose the General House, with its adjacent church.
In all, he died, 368 houses in which they carry out their mission Sisters 3500.
The secret of his way of holiness, the dynamism of his love and fortitude with which he tackled with strong faith all obstacles, and drive, for 34 years with full dedication, courage and vision, the Institute was to continuous union with God and abandonment total trust in him: "Amidst all the tumult of an abyss of affairs are never without union Well with my "attention and docility to the Spirit, the intimate loving participation in the Passion of Christ in the incessant supplication for the conversion of sinners and sanctification of all mankind.
Towards the Church has a keen sense of belonging, and was always humble, devout and obedient to the directives of the Pope and the Hierarchy. In
delight to S. Anna, lived a special love for Mary, which is entrusted entirely to be all for God and her brethren. Pure
and simple tool in the hands of the 'Craftsman superfine "Poor conformed to Christ and a victim of love with him, he realized in his life yearning inculcated her daughters:" Living for God, to die for Him, to spend your life for love. "
So she lived until February 1900 when hit by a severe flu, he rapidly deteriorated: his physique, strained by penance, frequent exhausting travel, regular correspondence, worries and sorrows great, could not stand anymore. On May 4, received the Sacrament of the Sick, and two days later, on May 6, at 9 am, completed his earthly pilgrimage, he died a holy death in the General House.
reputation for holiness that had already surrounded in life, exploded on the occasion of his death and grew continuously in all parts of the world.
a unique expression of God's plan, in its threefold experience of wife and mother, a widow, and then religious-Founder, Rosa Gattorno has very honored dignity and the "genius of women" in its mission of serving humanity and spreading the Kingdom. Still faithful to God's call, and authentic teacher of Christian and ecclesial life, especially essentially remained mother of his children, who constantly followed him, and the Sisters, who deeply loved, and the needy, the suffering and the afflicted, in whose face contemplated that of Christ, poor, wounded, crucified.
His charisma has spread in the Church with the rise of other forms of evangelical life: Sisters of the contemplative life; Association Religious Priests; Institute secular and ecclesial movement of lay people actively working in the Church in almost all parts of the world.
Homily of Pope John Paul II, in his beatification,
April 9, 2000 - St. Peter's Square - Vatican
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