Category: A SAINT FOR OUR ISLANDS

The following is Rita’s sharing of what she recalls happened to her as told to her by her mother. In the beginning of February 1960, the Mayor, Ignacio Benavente, announced from a loud speaker that was secured high up on a pole in Susupe Village, that there was a measles outbreak on the island of

Why Miracles? Miracles reaffirm God’s love for us. Through them God reveals His power to heal and His great mercy for us. Miracles are spiritual gifts God gives His Church, and they have been the heritage of our faith since Biblical times. Jesus said that miraculous signs will follow those who believe in Him (Mark

When people in our islands greeted Mother Margarita as she came ashore in 1928, little did they know she was a saint in the making. What does it take to be a saint? What set her on this journey to sainthood? Mother Margarita’s journey begins with the desire to serve God; a desire that she

(This is the first of a series of articles which the Committee for the Canonization of Mother Margarita Maturana will publish in the next few months. The purpose of this series is to make the faithful of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa aware about the amazing person of Mother Margarita and the blessings that have