Mother rita barcelo biography sample
Mother consuelo barcelo y pages.
Ines Barcelo 'y Pages was born on April 20, in Sarria, Barcelona, Spain.
Mother rita barcelo biography sample
She was the second of the five children of Salvador Barcelo and Maria Pages. She joined the contemplative community of the "Beaterio de Mantelatas de San Agustin" in Barcelona and was given the religious name Sor Rita.
On April 6, , she arrived in Manila as one of the four Beatas who volunteered to care for the orphans of the cholera epidemic of Thet were given charge of the Mandaluyong Orphanage.
Within the next few months, other Sisters arrived including her own youngest blood sister Joaquina, then a postulant, who made her profession the following year and was given the name Sor Consuelo. On may 28, , Mother Rita was appointed Prioress of the Mandaluyong Orphanage.
In the years that followed, she spent herself completely to the task in humble fidelity, with compassionate dedication and courageous trust in God's love. With her presence, the Orphanage was a haven of joy and mutual love in spite of difficultie