DAUGHTER OF THE CHURCH

Daughter of the Church –  Sister Maria Giovanna of the Visitation, E.F.                                                                                                          Figlie della Chiesa                                                                                                               “An Adorer of Christ made bread for every man”                                             

Foundress:  Maria Olivia Bonaldo

Place:  Venice, Italy

Year:  1940 A.D.

Her Charism:  This Sister believes that from the broken Heart of Christ, the Church –               His Bride – was born.  Her mission is to know, love, and serve the Church, to suffer as        Christ suffered for the salvation of all souls, and bring them closer to their mother, the Church.  Her apostolic life is inspired by Mary in the Mystery of the Visitation: she wants to hurry, carrying Christ and exalting God.  Deeply devoted to Our Lady, she is at her service – feeling, loving, moving, walking, working passionately, and praying tenderly for humanity in the womb of the Church.  Her prayer shows the inexhaustible riches of Christ in the Paschal Mystery so her brothers and sisters can say, “God exists, and He is Love.”  The true oxygen that the Mystical Body of the Church needs today is this Sister’s joy.