Died May 14, 1881 (aged 44) - Mornese
Beatified November 20, 1938
Canonized June 24, 1951
Feast May 3
At age thirty-five, donned in a habit which she herself had designed, she was now Sister Mary Mazzarello. She and the fourteen other newly professed religious sisters made up the fledgling order.
The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians were officially founded.
Mary was asked by Don Bosco to temporarily fulfill the role of superior until he could call together a council of the sisters to for an election.
As the feminine branch of the Salesian religious family, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians sought to do for girls what the priests and brothers were doing in Turin for boys. They brought to their ministry the particular feminine genius which lends itself so well to nurturing, teaching, and encouraging the young along the way of salvation and personal growth; they became well loved by the townsfolk.
BECOME A SAINT
Make up your mind to become a saint. -- St. Mary Mazarello
