The word will never know how many souls have reached great heights of holiness and perfection by pursing the little way of St.Theresa of Lisieux.
For only occasionally does God allow the excellence and grandeur of lives of such pious simplicity to become known? Then they serve as inspiring examples to all mankind. The life of St.Macrina seems to reveal his purpose.
Basilian Community was begun in the Baizantain Rite. Therefore the Congregation’s main thrust is to work among the Oriental Christians.
Fr. Nilo Borgia and Mother Macrina founded the Basilian Community. Fr. Nilo Borgia was born in Grottaferatta. He was a Pious and Holy person, who had a great desire to start a Congregation in Baizantain Rite to help the oriental people who came from Albania before the 5th century.
Fr.Nilo Borgia was the spiritual director of Mother Macrina. The same idea of the father inspired her. Thus in 8th July 1921 Mother Macrina and her sister Umelia together with other sisters arrived in Mezzojuzzo in the colony of Italo-Albania. Thus they got permission from His Holiness PP XV. There they started their apostolic work with prayer and sacrifice. Finally in 1930 His Excellency Mon Eugenio Philipi Arch Bishop of Monreale gave the canonical Approbation. Basilian Community is spread in different part of the world like Italy, Albania, Yugoslavia and India. A heavenly crown was prepared for her in 26 February 1970. |