Give me Souls and

Martyrdom
take all things else …

An Ardent Missionar
 Along with
Intellectually alert, good
Sr. Maddalena
memory, gifted many qualities,
Maretti journey
Graduated as Teacher.
6th Aug towards INDIA
24th Nov
Bloomed on Postulant Missionary
1930 1931

March 23rd 31st Jan 24th Nov

1906 Aspirant 1931 Novice – I year 1932
Scared Heart
- Torino
 Journey Began on 24th Nov 1932…

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Sr. Maria Sr. Maddalena Maretti
Rossini 5th December 1932 reached
7th December 1932 – Station of
Madras Bombay

02
As a Novice She was
 Quick in learning
 Quick in Imparting
Salesian Spirit
 Started learning Tamil -
to start work in the
dispensary
 On August 5th 1933

First Profession -
Sr. Maria Rossini Sr. Maddalena
Maretti
Mgr. Mederlet was the main celebrant

short trip to Arni/ Vellore

 Teacher in FX
was great S
martyrdom
Had superior skills of
drawing, decoration,
singing and quick
creativity
 Desire to be in Assam – But
Madras wanted her very
much

Mother Linda Lucotti’s

circular :
Be happy to fulfill your
mission

Have faith in Don

Bosco’s Preventive System

 1934 Sr. Appiano – Superior
Sisters @ Government
Hospital
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St. Mary’s - Orphans were

take care
No income for the House
Finally At
Sr. Rossini - chapel in
Assam
charge – painted chairs

– started private English

school & piano lessons-
ready to do any work
1935

• Once more as English teacher

• Only few days in village with
Sr. Severina – where is my missionary life?
• Building up Mother Luisa vaschetti Oratory –
inclusion of non-Catholics
• Made oratory more interesting – stories,
paintings, pictures, posters
• Sr. Nellie – her companion replaced her
 Mission @ Tezpur

Utter poverty – cucumber salad

Taking care of girls from village -

Sr. Rossini interested in learning Hinduism and
their tradition

One of the Italian papers mentioned

about Sr. Maria Rossini
1936
Christmas @ Himalaya
At Bosco Bari – DB’s Garden
 Sr. Rossini prepared children to receive Holy
Communion
 People prepared for confessions
 Movie – gramophone – life of Christ
 Real Bethlehem scene – poverty abounded,
cold weather – hearts where rich in grace
 dream getting fulfilled …
1937 At Tezpur – visiting villages
Meeting the bodily / spiritual
needs
catechist
many pagans got converted

Contracted Malaria
sent back to madras
1937 – 39 - school work @ Madras
“ Thank you God - I do not ask you for health but only to
walk always along the path of holiness

Got inspired by St. Teresa of Child Jesus

to discern God’s Holy will.
1937 - Oblation to God
I live for – Salvation of souls
Sanctification of Priest
Conversion of sinners
Sr. Mary Bout’s says about her…

Sr. Rossini was genius in any

department
She lived a hidden life
She had a kind & Sympathetic heart
Good organizer – oratory

1939
Received her perpetual
profession
 1940 – 22nd December @ saharnpur
Teacher for Muslims and Anglo Indians – mission was closed again
back to Madras

1942 Madras to Bombay – modern than madras

but still accepted. - got sick – retired to Pallikonda

1949 – 1958
• Taking care of orphanage
• Teachers- boarding and food.
• First to take care of lepers
• initiated 2 dispensaries for lepers
• Gov. approval – elementary school for orphanage
• Prayed for many
vocations – some of
them were priests…

1958 transferred to Vellore

• Getting benefactors for
orphans
• Making movies
• Lover of nature
• devotion – St. Francis of
Assisi, St. Theresa of child
Jesus, Fr. Pio
• Soul of my savior
1964 – Mornese Waterfall Mission Center
She touched
• A place left without children our lives
• Rest place for Aged people specially
• “ To work for my She was most
Sanctification grateful for
any little
in silence and solitude”
things
• Main apostolate – Writing
letters to benefactors - to
feed the poor.

I always
enjoyed we have been
hearing correspondin
from her… g over 30
years….
Letter to novices after her Golden Jubilee…

Crucifix will be your

only Help…
Take courage and say
your humble fiat…
From the very day of
your profession you
will be in the school of
your Crucifix…
there is no better
school…
Learn HIS poverty,
purity and
Supreme sacrifice and Holocaust – Affected by Cancer

1984 – affected by Cancer

Very painful & Humiliating
Prayed for the Superiors and Salesian fathers
Writing letters to benefactors

A soul with deep

spirituality…. very
faithful to all prayers
keep on saying thanks
for every little service –
32 times a day..
“ I will be happy to die as a martyr”
Her prayer was heard

On 25th Feb 1986 – on the anniversary of

Martyrdomof Mons. Luigi versigilia
& Don Callisto Caravario – her soul took flight
to heaven….
 Her last “ Yes” , her self oblation
had crowned her long missionary
life..

Give me Souls and

Martyrdom
take all things else …