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Saint of the Day for January 30: Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska (May 16, 1825 – October 10, 1899) – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Saint of the Day for January 30: Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska (May 16, 1825 – October 10, 1899)

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Franciscan Media, January 30

Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska’s Story – Today we honor a woman who submitted to God’s will throughout her life—a life filled with pain and suffering.

Born in 1825 in central Poland and baptized Sophia, Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska contracted tuberculosis as a young girl. The forced period of convalescence gave her ample time for reflection. Sophia felt called to serve God by working with the poor, including street children and the elderly homeless in Warsaw’s slums. In time, her cousin joined her in the work.

In 1855, the two women made private vows and consecrated themselves to the Blessed Mother. New followers joined them. Within two years, they formed a new congregation, which came to be known as the Felician Sisters. As their numbers grew, so did their work, and so did the pressures on Mother Angela (the new name Sophia took in religious life).

Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska served as superior for many years until ill health forced her to resign at the age of 44. She watched the order grow and expand, including missions to the United States among the sons and daughters of Polish immigrants.

Pope John Paul II beatified Blessed Mother Angela in 1993. Her liturgical feast is celebrated on October 10.

Reflection

Like Saints Francis of Assisi and Ignatius of Loyola, Blessed Mary Angela experienced a conversion while convalescing from an illness. The Lord can use sickness as well as other situations to speak to the heart of an individual. This does not imply that God caused the illness; just that he used the opportunity to speak to Mother Angela’s heart.

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-mary-angela-truszkowska/