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Remembering Maestra Tecla

It was an evening, after dinner, when our formators accompanied us to greet Prima Maestra Thecla. I had arrived in Alba in September 1954. I barely knew that she was an important superior who had arrived from Rome—whom everyone called Prima Maestra. Sitting in the middle of a beautiful group of sisters, she was busy […]

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Maestra Thecla

I never had the privilege of knowing Maestra Thecla personally, but I’ve come to appreciate and love her through the testimonies of many sisters who have shared their experiences of her with me. One testimony remains etched in my heart—that of Sr. Antonietta Martini who passed away in 2003. Sr. Antonietta had met Maestra Thecla […]

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Tecla Merlo, a mother forever

It all started for me, one Sunday at the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. I was only 11 years old at that time. I announced to my parents my choice to become a Sister. My father immediately forbade me to talk about it in the family because, even though we were a good Christian […]

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