Kobieta posłuszna Duchowi Świętemu – św. Aniela Merici
A Woman Obedient to the Holy Spirit – Saint Angela Merici

Summary/Abstract: The puropse of this article was to investigate how Saint Angela was obedient to the Holy Spirit in her life? An analysis of the witnesses in her life and of her writings showed that the Holy Spirit was leading Saint Angela Merici from her early childhood and youth. During difcult experiences, like the death of her parents and sister, she was open to the love of God and wanted to belong to Him. God lead her and she became sensitive to the presence of Him in herself, in other people and in everyday events. She loved the word of God, was deeply involved in prayer and lived an ascetic life. She was open to the gifts and charisms of the Holy Spirit and she was especially gifted with wisdom, the gift of prophecy and holy virginity. All of these gifts were given to her for the good of the Church and especially for the Ursuline community that gathered around her. She became a prophetic sign for the whole Church. She was a Bride of the Son of God and she showed that the Church is also a Bride of Jesus Christ.

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