Amalia Frances Rose Streitel aka Mother Frances Streitel, Foundress of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother—Amalia must have been very talented in languages and music, as her parents, following her elementary education, sent her to the Maria Stern Institute, an educational facility that specialized in these subjects. Maria Stern was an educational institute of higher learning only for the elite girls of Amalia’s day. This class system was troublesome to Amalia, as it seemed to be unjust to offer this opportunity only to girls of wealthy families. As a student at the Maria Stern Institute, Amalia excelled in all of her subjects, but especially in French and music, was especially attracted to the study of religion and found joy in prayer, liturgy and religious studies. In prayer or solitude, reflect on the following questions: Where do you find joy? What injustices of our day are bothersome to you? What do you learn from Amalia and/or about her that attracts you to the Lord’s will for you?
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