Nizza Monferrato (Italy). On 3 November 2024, an initiative was launched by the Historical Archives of Nizza Monferrato, of the Piedmontese Province Mary Help of Christians (IPI), to highlight some of the features of the Venerable Sister Teresa Valsè Pantellini (1878-1907), whose birth into heaven is celebrated on 3 September.
For a year, Sister Piera Cavaglià, Animator of the Community of Our Lady of Grace and General Secretary of the FMA Institute for 19 years, will introduce on every 3rd of the month, before the prayer of the Rosary, the figure of Sister Teresa, echoing the 12 themes covered in the book edited by Sister Paola Cuccioli I have chosen You irrevocably. Journey to discover Sister Teresa Valsè Pantellini (Palumbi 2023).
There will be 12 different themes covered: life of prayer, discernment, education, vocation, formation, humility, love for the poor, community, Mary, illness and resilience, exodus, hope. 12 authors have made themselves available to offer valid food for thought: Sister Maria Teresa Cocco, Fr. Carlo Maria Zanotti, Sister Piera Ruffinatto, Sister Anna Avenia, Sister Teresa Espinosa, Federica Storace, Sister Giovanna Mammarella, Antonio Boccia, Renato Valera, Sister Gemma Paganini, Sister Sylwia Ciężkowska, Sister Rosangela Siboldi.
Hope is the theme of the first meeting in which Sister Piera Cavaglià drew from the contribution of Sister Rosangela Siboldi – Sister Teresa Valsè, seed of hope:
“Sister Teresa cultivated hope within herself because she entrusted herself completely to the Father with trustful love. She, in turn, became a seed of hope for many young people who found in her a reason to live and also to project themselves confidently towards the future by learning a profession.”
This is how Sister Piera introduced the prayer, which continued with the decades of the Rosary prayed, as usual, in person at 9:00 pm (Italian time) from Nizza Monferrato, where Sister Teresa Valsè is buried, and also broadcast live streaming on the YouTube channel dedicated to the Venerable Teresa Valsè Pantellini to promote knowledge of this FMA candidate for the altars and ask her intercession for the many personal, community, and global needs.
