May 14
Maria Dominga Mazzarello (1837–1881)
Founding Salesian nun
Born in Mornese, Italy to poor and ignorant peasant parents, Saint Mary became the founder of what is today the second largest female religious community in the world: the Community of Salesian Sisters.
Biography
She was always a hard-working and apostolic girl, and together with a group of her friends, she dedicated herself to teaching doctrine to children. When Don Bosco learned about these girls, he also decided to found schools for women and asked Maria Mazzarello to be the superior. She resisted, since she had not even finished primary school, but she obeyed and was a magnificent superior until the day she died.
Practical advice
With the desire to sanctify everyday life, renew your confidence that Mary always leads Jesus with external order and interior recollection.