Testimony of Sr. Elena Ramondetti Maestra Thecla loved every sister very much. Each time we saw her, she was always very concerned about us. She would ask not only how things were going in our communities but she would also inquire about our health and about how we were doing personally. Her great desire was […]
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Testimony of Sr. Assunta Cocchiara
Maestra Thecla’s Big Heart Testimony of Sr. Assunta Cocchiara Abbess of Santa Scholastica Monastery Cassino, Italy In February 1944, recounts Sr. Assunta, who at that time was Mother President of the Benedictine Sisters, [the town of] Cassino was destroyed. That same night, Montecassino and our monastery were bombed. The devastation was so great that […]
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Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Arcadio Larraona
Homily of His Eminence Cardinal Arcadio Larraona at the Funeral of Prima Maestra Thecla Merlo […] None of you know or will ever be able to know how much [Prima Maestra] suffered, worked and prayed…. Today you find things done, but they did not get done on their own…. How much effort, how much work, […]
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