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St. Maria Rosa Molas y Vallve
Foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
Life and historical setting
Maria Rosa Molas y Vallve (1815-1876) is remembered in the Church as foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Reus, Spain.
Maria Rosa Molas y Vallve's service reached the nuns for eight years.
The enduring witness of Maria Rosa Molas y Vallve is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
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Gospel encounter and discipleship
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Prayer and contemplation
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Teaching and sacred learning
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Pastoral and ecclesial leadership
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Courageous public witness
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Mercy in action
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Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of Maria Rosa Molas y Vallve is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, prayer and contemplation, and teaching and sacred learning. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of Maria Rosa Molas y Vallve, strengthen us in mercy expressed through practical care for people who are poor, sick, forgotten, or vulnerable. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
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Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.