EDUCATOR (students, girls, school…:
- The girls are my life. I want to help them reach their potential. I want to love them with the same love that Jesus shows them. I’m centered and extremely joyful to live for them. I’m convinced that I can do anything through prayer. I acknowledge that Jesus gave me this belief because I asked him for it. I feel as if I were exiled from the community because my entire life is with the girls and it has been a long while since I have spoken with my sisters. (p. 31)
- I am more than happy working unceasingly with the girls in spite of the little conversation that I have with my sisters. I’m so happy that I wouldn’t change my fortunate life for anything. I had never known, until now, how it was to love with a mother’s love. There are many opportunities to do so. I take care of their health, their education, and their religious instruction. I encourage them at all times. In short, I live for them. Jesus gave all of this to me. I always ask Him to teach me how to love them way that He loves. (p. 31)
- I’m not sure what kind of peace God will give me living like this. I place the girls in His hands. I also place their innocence, their education, and their piety. I think that I can see that everything is working our well. (p. 32)
- My trust, now and always, is in Jesus. In His hands, I place so many family and social problems that the war continues to produce. The tension in the atmosphere is also felt at One of the boarding school girls has two brothers who are serving as volunteers on the German lines. Another has a father who is in the French army. Our coexistence isn’t always easy. I make an effort to prevent feelings of dislike and instead try to spread peace, unity and serenity. (p. 33)
- We are at the height of our preparation for Christmas in I have little free time, but I do use time to improve my French, make progress in English, and take my first steps in German. This school year we have a very good language teacher so I should not miss this grand opportunity. (p. 39)
- I did very well in my accounting class, but I’ve had to stop my German classes, for now. The girls’ education requires all of my attention. There are 65 girls this school year and I like to educate them on a personal basis. So I study their hearts, which is what God expects of me right now. In return, I receive a vocation like I never believed I could have. I am centered and I want to continue this way… (p. 42)
- I contacted Father Jose Zameza, Deputy Director of the magazine El Siglo, and I asked him for help with our plan for creating a specialized library of missionary books and magazines in our I prefer books that are narratives written in Spanish for the girls… (p. 53)
- The missionary movement within the school has been cemented to such an extent that it doesn’t appear to have been in existence for a few months, but rather for years. On the Feast of the Epiphany, the school held a raffle whose proceeds would go to help the missions and Fontilles, benevolent association. That same day a Board of Directors was appointed and nine Missionary Groups were formed…The missionary spirit permeates everywhere. There is a contagious enthusiasm among the girls and the nuns. The girls devise ways to obtain funds. Correspondence with missionaries intensifies. Life within the boarding school is extremely spirited. Festivities, soirées and conferences are organized… (p. 53)
- I met with the This year there are about 60. They are on summer vacation during July and August. I suggested to them that we organize a missionary campaign for those months and we are already putting this into action. Another plan that I have in the works is to change the magazine Vacaciones (Vacations) to Anuario Misionero (Missionary Yearbook). (p. 53)
- Besides catching him up on the activities of the school, I permitted myself to ask him some questions. (p. 54)
- I’m enjoying it so much in The missionary spirit continues to increase in an incredible manner. It constantly stimulates school life. It promotes gestures of solidarity and generosity. It also promotes a frame of mind of collaboration and availability. It encourages the spirit of dedication and opens the way for great initiatives. I’m convinced that the missionary spirit simplifies the education of youth. It makes them take an interest in serious reading material and makes them feel the need for more and more instruction. The missionary spirit opens horizons, awakens curiosity, helps to discover the lives and customs of other people, makes cognizant their reality and compels them to want to get involved in it themselves. (p. 55)
- I’ve encouraged the older students to keep their own diaries. It appears to me to be an important means of (p. 59)
- In school, there is something that we all perceive. It’s the influence of the missionary spirit. Among the students, some have begun to receive a calling to religious life and some of the parents are thinking about withdrawing their daughter from the boarding school…We will have the number of students that God wishes for us to have and I trust in my faith. (p. 59)
- In the school, there is an atmosphere of peace that permeates everywhere. There is happiness, union, and love – in a phrase, the Spirit of God. I’ve been talking to the students about Hindustan and I attempt to make them understand that in apostolic life everything depends on prayer and a testament of life. (p. 61)
- It’s been over a month since I’ve written in my diary. When the retreat was over, I had to work on the summer program and enrollment. There were also rehearsals, soirées, festivals, and movie projections. The girls had a great time. Everyone could feel the liturgical spirit, happiness, and companionship. (p. 63)
- The missionary spirit permeates everything. It is inseparable from the life of the This school year counts with 90 boarding school students, a bit less that last year, but it is the best school year that I have known so far. (p. 64)
- The girls are increasingly showing more eagerness towards the missions. No one, except for the nuns who can feel it, could notice the extremely intense missionary life that exists in the (p. 67)
- During class yesterday, I took advantage of the time to speak to the girls about the mission of Piauhy. I also spoke on the redemptive history of the Mercedarian Order and about its future – one of missionary service par excellence, from my point of view. (p. 69)
- In spite of this state of gloom, I have a good relationship with God. On the other hand, I lack the generosity that should show other that my position as a school principal I must encourage, motivate and gladly perform my tasks whenever they help the instructors and teachers carry out their “responsibilities”. (p. 72)
- I was elected Mother Superior. I’m touched and sad at the same time. I’m sad for what I am leaving behind, especially the (p.102)