candida maria de jesus
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“Getting to Know Cándida María de Jesús
Up Close & Personal”
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May 31, 1845, at a caserio or small farm house in the little Basque town of Berrospe, Andoain in Guipúzcoa, northern Spain
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a young married couple eagerly
awaited the birth of their
first child
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That’s me!My parents had me baptized & named
me
Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola
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you can call me
“Juanita” for short
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later I had 6
other sisters
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My father was a simple man. He loved us all & worked hard as a
weaver.
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My mother was a simple housewife. She did her best to take good care of
us.
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This was our home
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Both my parents were God-fearing people. They raised us in the Christian way.
We learned to be simple, honest & humble.
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They also taught us
how to pray.
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I began to look at God as a
loving Father who always
cares for us, His children.
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Since God is our loving Father, we
should be brothers & sisters to one
another.
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I also felt a desire
to be close to Jesus.
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He is my Friend, the beloved Son of
the Father.
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I also loved Mary, our Mother.
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To help my parents, I tried to do what I could around the house like cleaning, cooking &
washing clothes
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I also took care of my sisters.
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To love means to be willing to make little sacrifices.
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I had a grandmother
who was a sweet lady. She used to
cook my favorite dish –
omelet.
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One time I wanted to eat the omelet she cooked for me but…
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a beggar came along
my heart went out for her
I gave her the omelet & she
was so happy.
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When I was 7 yrs. old, my family had to move to Tolosa, a nearby industrial town. My father had to earn more to
feed our large family.
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I was sad to leave my home, friends & relatives. I sought refuge in God by going often to a church called Sta. Maria.
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It was here that I was drawn to a
statue of a saint. He was St.
Ignatius of Loyola & he held a book with the initials
AMDG.
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What is my life all about?Where does everything come from?
Where do all go?What is a life of meaning & purpose?
Where can one find true & lasting happiness?
ADMGad Majorem Dei Gloriam
For the Greater Glory of God
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GOD
We all come from God & we all belong to Him.
He alone deserves the total offering of our life & love.
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I have one life to live, what better way than to
offer it all to Him!
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The day of my first Holy Communion came. I was so happy for it meant that
Jesus was now a part of
me.
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In time, I grew & became a young lady. It happened that a young man was courting me. He proposed marriage. My parents encouraged me to accept but then I said,
I am for God alone.
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My sisters were growing & I wanted to help
everyone in the family. Thus I decided to go to
the big city, Burgos. I was able to find work as a household helper for the Sabater family.
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I tried to match hard work with a lot of
prayers.
Work was plenty for this big household of 15 people. I got up early to wash clothes, clean the
house & take care of the Sabater children. My employers were kind to me & treated
me as part of their family.
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Poor people would also come to the house asking for food. I would readily
prepare it for them from my own savings. One time I was asked to turn them away since our neighbors were
getting annoyed. To this I said,
Where there is no room for the poor, there is no room
for me.
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After 6 years, I went with the
Sabater family to Valladolid &
continued to work for them.
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I would frequent the church of Rosarillo.
From now on your name will be
Cándida María de Jesús
Then one afternoon, while in deep prayer, I heard the Blessed Virgin tell me,
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God had a plan for me, to found a religious congregation called
dedicated to bring all closer to God through Christian education
HIJAS DE JESÚS
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I was somewhat disturbed by this. I said to myself, “how can I found a religious
congregation & make God known through education when I myself am unlettered? All I know is to do household chores!”
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I thought further that if I trusted only in myself, nothing will happen. However, if I put
all my trust in God, He will make things happen. This is His plan, not mine & He will
see this through. I am just His instrument.
“Alone I can do nothing but with God I can do everything.”
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Thus I resolved to put all my trust in God. I left everything behind & followed Him. True enough, He gave me the graces I needed.
A Jesuit named Fr. Miguel San José Herranz
taught me what I needed to learn.
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Then on December 8,1871, Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
the Congregation of the Hijas de Jesús was born.
This happened in Salamanca, Spain.
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At the start, we were only 6 Hijas de Jesús sisters with barely anything except our strong trust in God that He will provide for whatever we need to carry out His mission.
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As I went from place to place to establish FI centers, God has never failed!
Throughout life, I have tried to live the motto --“I will go
to the ends of the earth in search of souls.”
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Thus when I breathed my last on
August 9,1912, I was serene & eager to meet my Maker. This is
because “for 41 years that I have been a religious, I could not recall a single
moment that was not lived for Him!”
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Today, the Hijas de Jesús family has grown & can be found in the following countries:
Spain
Italy
Bolivia
Brazil
Dominican Republic
Colombia
Venezuela
Argentina
Cuba
Mozambique
Japan
Taiwan
Philippines
Bangladesh
Thailand
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In order to make God known, we are engaged in the following ministries:
• Christian Education• Catechesis• Retreats & Recollections• Guidance & Counselling• Campus Ministry• Livelihood Projects• Mission Work• Insertion Communities• Human & Spiritual Formation of Clergy, Religious & Lay• Social Work• Pastoral Work in Parishes & Other Institutions• Human & Christian Development in Urban & Rural Areas• Human & Christian Formation of Students in FI
Dormitories & University Residence Halls• Work with Drug Addicts• Linkage with the Jesuit Refugee Service• Community Organizing
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Declared by the Pope John Paul II…
having lived to a heroic degree … theological virtues of FAITH, HOPE & LOVE for God &
persons cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude,
temperance & other related virtues
VENERABLE Cándida María de Jesús
on July 6, 1993
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As a way of recognizing & imitating models of holiness, Pope John Paul II declared Cándida
María de Jesús & another young FI Sister, María Antonia Bandrés “blesseds” on May 12, 1996.
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DORITA, born in Segovia Spain on January 11, 1937, was a mother of 3 children. After her second child was born, she fell ill & was
found to have cancer in the advanced stage; she was told that she wouldn’t live long. She also became pregnant during her illness & the doctors had to stop all her medications so as not to endanger
the baby in her womb. She turned to & asked for the help of Cándida María de Jesús by praying hard for healing. Her prayers were eventually answered. On August 1968, she gave birth to a healthy boy named Javier & her cancer totally disappeared. She
continues to enjoy good health up to the present.
Miracle due to the help of Mother Foundress that made her become “BLESSED”
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Finally, to be called a SAINT, the church must approve a second miracle caused by the holy person after his/her death.
Last June 16, 2009, the Congregation of Cardinals & Bishops - members of the
Congregation for the Causes of Saints, all approved & without doubt, the miraculous
healing of Sister Carmen del Val through the help of Mother Cándida.
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She was proclaimed saint or canonized on October 17, 2010 in
Vatican, Rome.
As a SAINT, she is…• a very powerful helper for us to grow
closer to God• our role model for holiness
SAINT Cándida María de Jesús
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Do you believe thatWE can also become SAINTS?
Apostles’ Creed:“…I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the COMMUNION of SAINTS” – we are part of this!
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What does the Church teach us? #2013 : All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to
the fullness of Christian life -- to be holy: "Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.“ In order to reach this, we have to know God, love God with our whole heart & serve Him & our neighbor.
#2015 : It is not easy to be holy. Many times, it involves sacrifice & suffering.
# 2016: We should not be discouraged but hold on to God in times of trials & difficulties for God will reward us in the end.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
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The FI Family
Japan
COLOMBIA
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Venezuela
Dominican Republic
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Italy
Spain
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Brazil
Philippines
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an old sister
mission sending of Filipina – Sr. Flor Florece, FI to
Japan
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Sr. María Inéz Furtado, FI, General Superior of the Hijas de Jesús
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FI Youth Program
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blessing of statue
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Pope with FI Youth
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Some quotations of Mother Foundress: “I am for God alone.” “Where there is no room for the
poor, there is no room for me.” “Alone I can do nothing but
with God I can do everything.” “I will go to the ends of the
earth in search of souls.”
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We have a God who is a loving Father to all of
us, His children. Let us
try to live as brothers &
sisters to one another.