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Antonia Mesina

Italy
Blessed
21 June 1919, Orgosolo (Nuoro) - 17 May 1935, Orgosolo (Nuoro)
Liturgical memory May 17
Date of beatification 4 October 1987
Lay housewife
Diocese Nuoro
In AC In 1929, she enrolled in Catholic Action as a darling, then from 1934 as an effective member and became the darlings' delegate.
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From the homily of the beatification of John Paul II

«Her martyrdom is above all the point of arrival of a humble and joyful dedication to the life of her large family: it was her constant yes to hidden service at home that prepared her for a total yes. Since she was a child - it was the years after the war - Antonia experienced the hardness of her land and the generosity of her people; guided by her parents, by the teacher and by the parish priest, she courageously opened up to the values ​​of life and faith; in particular, at the school of the Girls' Youth of Catholic Action, she deeply planted the human and Christian roots of her desire for purity and self-giving. And at only sixteen years old she found herself living her heroic yes to the bliss of purity, defended to the point of supreme sacrifice. The invitation of the three young martyrs (Marcel, Pierina and Antonia) acquires a particular eloquence for us who take part in the Synod. Their testimony stimulates us to think with renewed attention about the role of the laity in the Church, about the work they are called to carry out among the People of God for the salvation of the world.

Benedict XVI to Catholic Action - Rome, 4 May 2008

"These witnesses, who followed Jesus with all their strength,
who worked hard for the Church and for the Kingdom of God,
they represent your most authentic identity card.
Isn't it possible, still today, for you children, for you young people and adults,
make your life a testimony of communion with the Lord
that it becomes an authentic masterpiece of holiness?
Isn't that exactly the purpose of your Association?»

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