Blessed Mary Fontanella must have had a strong urge to know what the Lord wanted of her. She joined the Cistercians at age 12 in the year 1673. Unfortunately her father died soon after she entered and she had to return home to help with her family. Four years later she joined the Carmelites in Turin, Italy, over protests of her family. She was the victim of many attacks. She was a visionary and mystic. At age 33 she became the novice mistress in 1691 and became prioress in 1694. She founded a Carmelite monastery at Moncaglieri. She had a strong devotion to Saint Joseph. She died on December 16, 1717 of natural causes. She was beatified in 1865 and has not been canonized yet.
I pray I can continue to hear the Lord's voice and act with courage.
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