{"id":3058,"date":"2024-11-07T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T11:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martiresparroquiasanpiox.org\/letters\/letters-maria-jesus-masia\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T09:19:39","slug":"letters-maria-jesus-masia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/martiresparroquiasanpiox.org\/en\/letters\/letters-maria-jesus-masia\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters – Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas Masi\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Letters from Sister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas Masi\u00e1<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
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10th of October 1920, to he mother and sisters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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My dearest mother and sister:<\/p>\n\n

This letter is to send you the most heartfelt congratulations on your saint\u2019s day, that of the glorious Saint Teresa. I hope, and I ask this of her, that on this day she may shine upon you, pouring out blessings and graces without end, because, being in heaven, she can accomplish all that she wishes. I will do everything good that I can for you. I have many nuns here who have dedicated Saint Teresa\u2019s day entirely to you, with communion and everything they do, so that the Lord may grant your wishes here on earth\u2014to see us fervently serving the Lord and winning many souls, as Fr. Bernardo says. Oh, what three days we\u2019ve had! I have greatly enjoyed seeing how easily we can please Jesus, and that is where holiness lies: in knowing what He desires, and we know it well, and it\u2019s very easy to give\u2014it\u2019s love. Yes, let\u2019s love Jesus deeply and allow Him to act freely within us.<\/p>\n\n

Mother, please commend me to Jesus, as I want to be a saint, yet each day I see myself more filled with flaws and a bad temper. I think to myself, if I am like this as I grow older, what will I be like when I\u2019m even older?<\/p>\n\n

I envy Benina Consolata greatly. You already know her, Fr. Bernardo has spoken to us about her often. I would say much more, but it is 5 o\u2019clock, and I\u2019m going to the choir, to hear what Jesus tells me, or perhaps I\u2019ll tell Him myself.<\/p>\n\n

haven\u2019t heard anything from Vicente. Tomorrow I\u2019ll write to him for his saint\u2019s day.<\/p>\n\n

Mother, I thank you for everything you have sent us, and may the Lord multiply it in glory for you.<\/p>\n\n

Give my regards to everyone, and you will receive those of the Reverend Mother Abbess, the Vicaress, and the community, and from your daughter, who loves you very much. Sister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas<\/p>\n\n

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23rd of August 1931, to her mother and siblings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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23rd of August 1931<\/p>\n\n

My dearest mother and siblings:<\/p>\n\n

As we are writing to Seraf\u00edn, I\u2019m writing to you at the same time, so you\u2019ll know what we\u2019re telling him. Thanks be to God, perhaps we\u2019ll make it in time to arrange the masses, as Seraf\u00edn suggests\u2014we\u2019ll see. I don\u2019t know if you were already aware of this, but if we learn anything, we\u2019ll let you know.<\/p>\n\n

I also want Felicidad to write and tell me what she wants me to pick up from the closet in the “terrat” (attic). There\u2019s no point in me bringing things she doesn\u2019t want, so why go through the trouble? I go there, and I like all the molds because I see how easily she makes them. I\u2019m thinking of bringing the children’s molds and the ones she has already made in wax\u2014just let me know. Better to gather everything up than have another upheaval like the one you had. Also, tell me if Mother is well and what she\u2019s doing, and if you\u2019re holding up or completely exhausted\u2014remember, there are still 18 nuns to go. Give my regards to Consuelo and let me know if she\u2019s well. Here we\u2019re doing fairly well, but we have no water. They\u2019re digging to bring up more, and God grant they don\u2019t lose the little we had in the irrigation channel.<\/p>\n\n

As you know, we used to make little animal figures, and now they\u2019re even bigger, which is rather unsettling. May it all serve as penance, and may God arrange everything, for this is no way to live.<\/p>\n\n

Tell me everything, and I\u2019ll tell you more next time\u2014I just don\u2019t have any more paper. Take care of Mother. Goodbye.<\/p>\n\n

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19th of June 1932, to her brother<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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My dearest brother Juan Bautista, in the merciful love of Christ the King:<\/p>\n\n

A thousand congratulations on your feast day! I wish you an abundance of grace and good health so that you may celebrate it with the entire family for many years to come.<\/p>\n\n

We agree that Aunt and her daughter are welcome to come whenever they wish. If we knew ahead of time, we\u2019d send even a little something.<\/p>\n\n

My regards to the whole family, and please remember that your two sisters never forget you.<\/p>\n\n

Sister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas<\/p>\n\n

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28th of October 1934, to her siblings<\/h4>\n\n
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28th October 1934<\/p>\n\n

My dearest siblings Bautista and Purificaci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n\n

With much joy, and at the same time with deep sorrow, I write about Bautista\u2019s situation and the bitter days you\u2019ve gone through. My poor one, having to endure such a harsh operation. You can\u2019t imagine how much it pains us. Words fail to express our sadness at seeing you like this, but whatever it takes, make sure it\u2019s done well when the time comes. And what days we spent waiting for news about you! We didn\u2019t know the address, so we wrote to Josefa Ramona and to Mother, and they both responded. But oh, what sorrow! I can\u2019t even describe it; I didn\u2019t know what was happening to me. I went to the chapel and, with all the fervour of my soul, asked the Holy Christ of Health that since He had allowed this misfortune, He might grant you healing, for love of the Blessed Virgin, His Mother, so that you may recover soon and fully. Mother Abbess has taken a great interest in you. She said to me, \u201cLet\u2019s take it as if it were our own,\u201d and as a community, we\u2019ve completed three novenas to the Blessed Virgin, along with many prayers, all with heartfelt fervour from the entire community. Now I see how much they care for Bautista, and he truly deserves it. How I long for him to be fully recovered!<\/p>\n\n

My thoughts are always with you, and since I can\u2019t help you physically, I ask the angels to comfort and assist you in every way. <\/p>\n\n

And poor M\u00aa Vicenta\u2014I think of her often. God loves her very much, as she barely finished suffering through one pain before facing another. Take great care of Bautista, and both you and Purificaci\u00f3n take care of yourselves because you must have suffered so much.<\/p>\n\n

And watch the little one closely. The other day, we heard that some evildoers gouged out the eyes of more than 20 children, and I thought, what if our nanny were out on the street with our little one, and something happened to him. Mother Abbess assured me, \u201cEven if Purificaci\u00f3n and M\u00aa Vicenta are with Bautista, Consuelo will take care of Juanito as her own,\u201d and I believe it to be true. May she look after everyone, as we regard her as part of our family, and the Lord will reward her in this life and the next.<\/p>\n\n

I must say goodbye now. Take courage and take care of yourselves. As we\u2019re entering Lent, we won\u2019t be able to write unless it\u2019s urgent. But please keep us updated on Bautista\u2019s condition; otherwise, we\u2019ll worry greatly.<\/p>\n\n

You\u2019ll receive regards from Mother Abbess and the community, which you can share with Mother when you get home. She must have suffered tremendously and will be so overjoyed to see Bautista return. So goodbye, dear siblings. Receive an embrace from your sister who never forgets you and truly loves you. \n \n \n \n<\/p>\n\n

Sister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas<\/p>\n\n

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Kisses to my Juanito, Consuelo, and the nanny. Take care of the little one.<\/p>\n\n

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1935, to her siblings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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1935<\/p>\n\n

My dear siblings Bautista, Purificaci\u00f3n, and the rest of the family,<\/p>\n\n

We received Bautista\u2019s letter in due time, and we have kept it as a keepsake. He has suffered greatly, and you, Purificaci\u00f3n and M\u00aa Vicenta, must have endured seeing him suffer. As for Mother at home, I don\u2019t know how she managed without seeing him. May the Lord reward everything you\u2019ve gone through with glory, since He holds you in His love.<\/p>\n\n

As the Feast of the Purification approaches, I send these little words as a token of affection, praying that the Blessed Virgin will shower you with her graces. In return for the Calvary you\u2019ve gone through with Bautista\u2019s illness, may this be the beginning of an eminent sanctity for you, and may the Virgin bring Bautista to full health. May we all spend many joyful years together in holiness, enjoying Juanito, for whom everything seems to be “teta” (Childlike way of saying “Aunt” in Spanish)<\/p>\n\n

I have one request: I\u2019m in need of a small veil. If you have an old coat or dress of Mar\u00eda Vicenta\u2019s there, I could make use of it. I feel sorry to ask for a new one. You know that if you have to give away anything, especially if it\u2019s black, it\u2019s always us first. I\u2019ll tell you later why I need it.<\/p>\n\n

Please take good care of Mother. Find out if she\u2019s eating and if she\u2019s cold. Make sure she\u2019s taken care of, because at her age, she needs to be well clothed and not neglect her food. I\u2019m really looking forward to seeing all of you. Hopefully, you can come this summer and tell me everything in person. I have much to share with you that can\u2019t be written. I haven\u2019t heard from Seraf\u00edn since before Christmas. Please send the regards of Mother Abbess and the community, which you\u2019ll share with Mother, Mar\u00eda Vicenta, Consuelo, and all of you. You know how much your sister loves you.<\/p>\n\n

Sister Mar\u00eda Jes\u00fas Masi\u00e1<\/p>\n\n

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Many kisses to my Juanito. I can\u2019t wait to see him.<\/p>\n\n

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Between March and June 1936, to her little sister Josefa<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n
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Praised be Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n

My dearest little sister Josefa:<\/p>\n\n

I have so many things to tell you, but I\u2019ll share as much as I can. I long to see you; many of the little nuns ask about you, they want to see you and talk to you. I need you to tell me how you make the ruffled albs without ironing them, because it\u2019s very hard for us to iron them and curl them with our fingers, which is quite labourious. I also want to know about your convent. A few days ago, a family from Retal came, and they had seen your superior, but they didn\u2019t say anything interesting.<\/p>\n\n

I also want to tell you that this trip that Brother Pedro is making now\u2026 well, a brother-in-law of my Mother Abbess is a grain merchant who has his business in many towns, and he also works in Algemes\u00ed. He sends a truck and sometimes makes 23 trips. He has offered to bring us anything they give us. Since Brother Pedro is getting so old and in these times we don\u2019t have money for expenses, this kind man will bring the brother and whatever they give us. Please, don\u2019t let Sister Felicidad read this. Tell Mother and Purificaci\u00f3n, as they will know who Concha\u2019s husband is; they are doing well and want to do this charity of bringing us whatever they can. \n<\/p>\n\n

Also, tell Mother that the rice is already \u201cdone.\u201d Don\u2019t buy too much\u201450 kilos, just in case. And Mother, do as you see fit, and many thanks from all of us. May the Lord increase the blessings in this life and then in Glory.<\/p>\n\n

Josefa, you must be very thin and have a very poor colour because everyone who speaks of you says so. Tell me, are you suffering a lot? Is it because you\u2019re away from the convent, or is it because of Sister Felicidad\u2019s illness? I really want to know. Please write to me as soon as possible, because everyone who speaks of you says you\u2019re so thin and have such a bad complexion. Tell me everything that\u2019s happening to you, and now you can. Only Mother Abbess needs to know, and I trust her. You know that in religion, we all love each other, but some inspire more trust and love than others, and that\u2019s not a sin. If Sister Felicidad were well, she would explain this to you, but since she isn\u2019t, it\u2019s not good for her to read this. It\u2019s just for you, because if she knew that I am content, it would make her sadder. My sorrow is her illness. I have no joy; I always have her in my thoughts, and I don\u2019t know to which saint I should turn to ask for her health. Read the letter from Mother and join in praying to God for her.<\/p>\n\n

Let me know everything. Tell me how Mother is, take great care of her, because the heat might make her lose her appetite, so be mindful of what she eats. Keep an eye on her both day and night, because you know there is nothing more precious to us in the world.<\/p>\n\n

Many greetings from Mother Abbess and the community. You will share them with the whole family, with Bautista, whom I very much hope can come. You know, Mother Abbess has already prepared a bed for you in the first room, so you can rest more easily. Everything is arranged.<\/p>\n\n

I look forward to seeing all of you, and Juanito as well\u2014many kisses. Purificaci\u00f3n, when will I speak to you? Goodbye, dear sisters, I love you very much, Josefa, Purificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n

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My dear mother and brothers:<\/p>\n\n

Two little notes to tell you that we have received the flour and the bran or “morret.” May the Lord repay you with an increase in both spiritual and material blessings, as all are necessary for life.<\/p>\n\n

Mother will write to Mrs. Teresa, and you will give it to her. We are very grateful. Please thank her on my behalf. I wrote to Seraf\u00edn these past days. Everything here remains the same, although the danger is very close.<\/p>\n\n

In Albaida, two days ago, I was told that they went out with clubs, as there are many communists, and they imprison the rich. As you can see, I don\u2019t know how things will turn out for us.<\/p>\n\n

The shawl and veil that Sister Ver\u00f3nica requested are in case we need to be out one day, to make a small veil, as I don\u2019t have one, but I want Maria Vicenta\u2019s mantilla. I\u2019m not saying that this will happen, but as you know, wherever we have to go, we will be well prepared.<\/p>\n\n

When they bring the two sacks, please unpack them so the blankets don\u2019t get musty.<\/p>\n\n

Greetings from the Reverend Mother Abbess and the community, who send their regards to the whole family: Bautista, Purificaci\u00f3n, Josefa, Felicidad, and Mar\u00eda Vicenta, and many kisses for my Juan\u00edn, whose feast day is soon.<\/p>\n\n

Goodbye, dear mother. Please receive a strong hug from your daughter, who loves you with all her heart and never forgets you.<\/p>\n\n

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