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May 20

María Crescencia Pérez (1897–1932)

Religious

An Argentine nun, María Crescencia Pérez served as a teacher, catechist and nurse with a sweetness that made her faith visible.

Biography

She joined the Daughters of María Santísima del Huerto and first worked with children; Later she treated girls sick with tuberculosis in Mar del Plata. Her own health weakened and she was sent to Vallenar, Chile, where she collaborated in maternity, pharmacy, cooking and catechism. He contracted tuberculosis and died young, offering his sufferings for the congregation and for the people entrusted to his care.

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Perform a humble task outside of your usual role today to ease the burden of a colleague.

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