I am a Daughter of St. Paul but not a sister of the “first hour,” like many of the FSPs who lived in direct contact with Maestra Thecla. I consider myself to be part of the “second half” of our 100-year history, grateful to have known Prima Maestra personally, even though this knowledge derived from […]
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Speaking about myself so as to speak about her!
I entered the Congregation in Rome, Italy on 4 November 1933, after having gone with my relatives to visit the cemetery where my mother was buried. I was 11 years old at the time and in the mysterious plan of od, she had died giving birth to me. I didnt know the sisters with whom […]
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Remembering Prima Maestgra Thecla
When I entered the Congregation of the Daughters of St. Paul in 1957, the Institute was experiencing a great influx of vocations and was under full missionary expansion ConTecla-srMonica-ita-3 ConTecla-srMonica-esp ConTecla-srMonica-eng-1 ConTecla-srMonica-fra ConTecla-srMonica-por
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Book displays and anoraks
When I lived at Via Antonino Pio, Rome, during the 1950s, everyone took Maestra Theclas presence in the community for granted. She was there Testimonianza-TeclaMerlo-SrSergia-ita-3 Testimonianza-TeclaMerlo-SrSergia-esp Testimonianza-TeclaMerlo-SrSergia-eng-1 Testimonianza-TeclaMerlo-SrSergia-fra Testimonianza-TeclaMerlo-SrSergia-por
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Dearest sisters…
Dearest Sisters, With joy I leave this space to Signora Anna, who wrote a very moving letter to share with us what happened to her husband, who, through the intercession of Maestra Thecla, received the great grace of healing. It was just a few days before Christmas–the end of a difficult year for us. My […]
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