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Mary Mazzarello was very simple, but very, very wise.  These are quotes from some of her letters.

To be cheerful we must go ahead in simplicity, not looking for satisfaction, either from people or from the things of this world. Think only of doing your duty well for the love of Jesus and don’t think of anything else. If you are humble, you will have confidence in Him. He will do the [...]

Now that I gave you that intense reading yesterday, here are a few different facts about St. Mary Mazzarello: 1.) When Mary would work in the field as a child, she worked so quickly and so fervently that she outproduced all the men her dad had hired to work in the field!  Her dad had [...]

Happy feast day! Get to know Mary Mazzarello through the places she lived.  Check out this presentation (it will open full in the window!) Saint Mary Mazzarello http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/529217 St Mary Domenica Mazzarello was born in Mornese, Alessandria, Italy on May 9, 1837 to hardworking parents. Her family was not of abundant means, so each day [...]

Today is Mary Mazzarello’s birthday!   And in her honor…. St. Mary Mazzarello, who co-founded the Salesian Sisters with St. John Bosco was a very simple but wise woman. Simple in her ways, she taught her girls and the Sisters to love the Lord, to support each other, and be always cheerful.  Here are some of [...]

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One of the characteristics of Salesian holiness is happiness.  In fact, we know how often we see a child who has just received the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and we know how happy they are as they leave, to be in a state of grace.  I know I have had this same sensation, and have heard [...]