Sister M. Adelaide Molinari, FDC

Died for the cause of justice

Maraba - Brazil, 14th April 1985

(From the local chronicle in Marabá)

16th April, 1985
The community assembled around the symbol of Sister, her blood-stained dress … it was decided that the shirt she wore will not be washed but preserved as was following her death. With tears in our eyes we prayed …

22nd April, 1985
In the afternoon we went to km 02 (Eldorado) where the Eucharist was celebrated with the participation of the people of that locality. Then, in procession, taking a cross with the name, Sister Adelaide, written on it, we went to the spot where she had been shot; there was a climate of emotion. Prayers, readings and hymns followed repeating the refrain, "No one has a greater love than who gives it for his brothers!" On the exact spot where she fell, there was the design of a heart made of flowers. In the centre of the heart were these words: "Sister Adelaide, our longing is and will be eternal!" All left their candles there. The cross, with the name, Sister Adelaide, was placed at the wall, in front of the place where she received the deadly blow.

22nd May, 1985
In the evening of the 30th day there was a celebration at km 30; a significant procession; we offered Sister's ring and emblem, a sign of her dedication to the Kingdom of God and the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity; the mothers offered dry brancheswith leaves at a distance of each other, signifying that thus had been their community prior to the arrival of Sisters Adelaide and the Sisters. Also a green bouquet of branches was offered, sign of the community's life today woth all its vitality and organization; then, a lit candle, sign of Sister's life.

(Translated from Italian to English; Sister M. Agatha, FDC)