July 26
Bartolomea Capitanio (†1836)
Founder
Practical advice
By collecting your heart in silence, forgive a small debt or a fault that still bothers you without leaving for tomorrow the good that you can do today.
Biography
Founder, with Saint Vicenta Generosa, of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of Mary Child in Luere, Lombardy, Italy. She died at the age of 27, affected by consumption, or rather, consumed by charity. She was canonized by Pius XII on May 8, 1950.
Example of
Self-givingPerseveranceFounding spirit