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A high measure Of Christian life
Laura Vicuña
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Don Bosco encouraged an inner journey as an
invitation to look on high and to work
courageously (Strenna 2004)
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From earliest years Laura saw herself surrounded
by majestic , inviting mountains and she lifted
her gaze as she walked toward the heights.
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Santiago
She was born at Santiago ,Chile on April 5th
1891, during difficult times that influenced her
family life
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Her father, Joseph Vicuña, was persecuted
politically and had to flee to the south of Chile
with his family. There in Temuco, the second
daughter of the family, Julia Amanda, was born.
Temuco
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At Temuco Laura and Julia lost their father.
The family remained without economic support. The
mother, Mercedes Pino worked as a seamstress to
earn a living.
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In 1899, Mercedes decided to emigrate to
Argentina with her two children. They arrived at
Junín de los Andes, a small village in
Argentina on the border with Chile.
Junin de los Andes
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During the vacation of 1900, on January 21,
Laura and Amanda were admitted as resident
students at the school of the Daughters of Mary
Help of Christians at Junín de los Andes
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During the vacation of the summer of 1902, Manuel
Mora, who was living with Lauras mother, sought
to abuse the girl.
Since Laura resisted him, she lost all economic
help to provide for her studies...The Sisters,
however, accepted her without payment
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Laura traveled a brief, but intense spiritual
journey
After having understood that her mother was
living in sin, she offered herself to God for
her mothers conversion...
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She continued her journey, and with her
confessors permission, made the vows of the
evangelical counsels...
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On January 22, 1904, she died at Junín de los
Andes, at 13 years of age
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Journey of Sanctity
...Extraordinary in the Ordinary !
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The way of Salesian sanctity that Laura
courageously traveled was the same one proposed
by Don Bosco to the boys at Valdocco and by
Mother Mazzarello to the Sisters and girls at
Mornese
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The invitation to Salesian sanctity found a
ready response in Laura
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To take on life as a gift
Developing it with gratitude
and living it with joy
(Strenna 2004)
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Don Bosco used to say Constant and moderate
cheerfulness Participate actively in recreation
with your companions
By this he referred to sanctification in the joy
of living (Strenna 2004)
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She discovered and learned to live life as a free
gift that makes itself a response of love toward
God and others...
to the point of making herself a free gift in
the offering of her life...
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Witnesses tell us of an affable temperament,
with delicate ways that attracted the esteem and
appreciation of all...
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Laura , however, was not a born saint. There was
manifested in her the work of the Spirit and her
free response... in recognizing Jesus present in
every person. (cf. circ. n 853)
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The experience of God and of His provident
presence, friendship with Jesus
(Strenna 2004)
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Don Bosco used to say... Be faithful in
fulfilling your religious and scholastic duties
she joined that which seemed to be religious
and of the Church to that which seemed to be
of the world study, work, entertainment
(Strenna 2004)
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For me, praying, working, playing or sleeping is
all the same...
Lauras words reveal everyday holiness lived
lived with joy (cf. circ. n 853)
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I believe that it is God Himself who keeps alive
in me the remembrance of His presence...
Wherever I find myself,be it in class or
playground, this thought accompanies me, helps me
and comforts me.(Laura Vicuòa)
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Opening self to the Social dimension,
To service, solidarity and charity,
and to assume a life plan
(Strenna 2004)
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Work to obtain souls for God Don Bosco often
said.
Upon becoming good, his young students became
missionaries among their companions(Strenna 2004)
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Discovering Jesus present in every person made
Laura solicitous in accepting every new event
We may say that all received the benefit of
contact with Laura. (Circ. n 853)
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My God, I want to love and serve you all my
life, and therefore I give you my soul, my heart
and all my being. I want to die rather than
offend you by sin...
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I propose to do all that I can so that you may
be known and loved and to make up for the
offences that you receive each day, especially
those of the persons in my family.
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Love for Jesus and Mary Help of
Christians Guided her toward being all for
others, so much so that at the school they called
her the second Help of Christians. (Circ. n 853)
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Because of love I cannot be indifferent Toward
my companions
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Trust in Mary, Mother and helper
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Don Bosco zealously spread the devotion to the
Mother of God, the Immaculate Help of She is and
always will be the teacher, guide and
refuge of the young...
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Lauras great desire was to join the Children of
Mary association
How lucky I am to be a daughter of Mary !
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Laura loved life and all that made it beautiful.
The gift of herself was the high point of her
living in a continual reaching out to love(Circ
853)
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Laura...
A simple life...
lived in an extraordinary way