BIRTH AND INFANCY
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BIRTH AND INFANCY

In the village “San Lorenzo” located not far from Ovada, in a humble countryhouse which was then called “alberghino”, Maria Teresa was born on 8 October 1818 to Angelo Camera and Caterina Merialdi, peasants of very poor fortune, but rich in piety and in faith. They called her Marietta and she was the third among eight children (1). Her family was truly a nursery of peace. After a day of intense work in the fields under the scorching sun, the pious parents at twilight, after having poorly refreshed their tired bodies and given food to their numerous brood, closed the day on their knees with the recitation of the holy rosary and with the evening prayers.

Marietta, preceded by the Spirit of the Lord, distinguished herself for her piety and for her modest composure; she was a true little angel who, while she attracted the attention of the numerous family, was also an admonition to all, a stimulus for all to pray with faith and fervor.
A true little angel of goodness, she fled from childish plays and, although small, she helped her family as she knew best with the work in the fields and in the house chores, under the direction of her good mother.

How she was avidly learning the things of God! She enjoyed listening to the glorious deeds of the Saints; she wanted to imitate them in their love for God and in their virtues; every day she studied more and more how to remain good and invited her little brothers and the children of the village to always flee from sin, to be obedient. She was always careful to do her own duty at the cost of whatever sacrifice. The parents were moved by her; the neighborhood was edified by her. The mother was heard to exclaim not only once: my Marietta has never given me the least displeasure, and many of the neighborhood, turning to the mother went on to say: Your Marietta is an angel of Paradise more than a human creature!

And that Marietta must have been truly an angel is affirmed by her resolutions: to die first rather than commit a fault and offend Jesus! And she was very faithful to her resolution. From the cradle to the grave she kept herself pure, never contaminated by mortal sin.


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