ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 3rd of April
Prayer to the Angels and the Saints
Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.
In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.
Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.
Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.
BL. MARIA TERESA CASINI, FOUNDRESS
The Order of the Oblate Sisters is a Pontifical Institute of religious women founded in Italy February 2, 1894 by Blessed Mother Teresa Casini.
BEGINNINGS
Blessed Teresa Casini was born on October 27, 1864 in Frascati, Italy. At the age of 18 she began to follow God's call to give herself completely to Jesus by way of the evangelical counsels. On February 2, 1885 she entered the monastery of the "Sepolte Vive" in Rome.
THE FOUNDATION OF THE INSTITUTE
On October 17, 1892 she began to live a common life with two companions at Grottaferrata, Italy. On February 2, 1894 she founded the Institute of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In 1925, Mother Teresa also started the special Work of the "Little Friends of Jesus" to promote and cultivate priestly vocations. Mother Teresa died at Grottaferrata on April 3, 1937.
THE INSTITUTE TODAY
Today, there are about 300 Sisters serving in Italy, United States, Brazil, Africa, India and Peru. The Generalate is in Rome and the Motherhouse is in Grottaferrata, Italy.
(From https://www.oblatesister.org/our-story)
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