Life in Exile
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| Marzipan Sweets |
In a letter date September 27, 1927 Mother Mary Pius Marbaise wrote, "At
present by reason of the diabolical Ley Calles, all priests have to take the
greatest precaution as in the state of Guanajuato several have already been
killed. The Filipenses Fathers and the
zealous pastor do their utmost for the Sisters, but daily Mass is out. Here as elsewhere, the Sisters are allowed
one by one to take a consecrated host from the ciborium which the superior
places on the altar. Thus, at least they
have their daily Bread. You will be interested to know that Sisters who
do not teach, help make their livelihood by making candles, sewing, cooking marzipan,
and the like." When the persecution began
to let up a little, they asked the permission to reopen the house and clean the
chapel which had been abandoned and were given permission to return. Rev. P. D. Cipriano Solia, C.O.
was named chaplain. The Sisters began to
give classes to a small group of boys and girls in the school and little by little the enrollment increased to about twenty students. A few months later Rev. P. J. Refugio Méndez, the priest associated with Catholic Action
came to open an academy for girls.
