Mother Natalina Angela Rappallini- She is our sole inspiration and soure of energy. She was our Mother General from 1981 to 1986, who began our mission in India.
Angela was born as the eldest daughter of Mr. Robert and Mrs. Maria in 1935 in Italy. During her younger days, Italy was in a socio- political and economic crisis, moving towards the second world war. It was a time of utter poverty, fear and tension. She was brilliant, able and generous even from her childhood and had deep faith in God. The world war II positively hit her young mind. She dedicated herself to serve the poor for the sake of the risen Lord. At the age of 18 she joined the congregation of St. Agata in 1953.
She had always cherished a desire to be a missionary. She had written in her diary about Mahatma Gandhi, who inspired her deeply and wanted to visit India and to do something for the Indians in the name of the lord. This prompted her to visit India. She had a deep sense of love for the children and spent most of her time for them conversing, directing and moulding them into better christioans and responsible citizens. She was very fond of old people and made friendship with everyone whom she came across.
She was proposed to be the Mother General in 1981. She rejected this position and accepted it only under obedience to take up this responsibility. When she was elected the Mother General of our congregation, we got a new vigour, vitality and enthusiasm due to her sanctity, mission and vision .
Our great dream of working in India came true when his Excellency Dr. Mar. John Perumattom, the then Eparch of Ujjain invited us to join his mission. Thus, our long cherished dream became a reality and in consultation with him we chose Pachore as it was found the suitable place.
Our mother general expressed her desire to visit us in 1986 . since it was extremely hot, we refused her proposal to visit the mission stations during summer. But unfortunarality before our letter of refuasal reached her she had left for India. It happened to be her last visit to us.
Mahatma Gandhi, The father of our nation, was a figure who attracted her life so deeply. She expressed her long Chaeridhed desire to visit the tomb of Mahatma Gandhi. We did not encourage it, but she kept on insisting . At the tomb we saw her extremely happy and her eyes were filled with tears .
Once we left Agra, she had slight fever and suddenly it grew and she became unconscious. She was hospitalized at Dholpur . But all human efforts were nothing before the plan of God. Our beloved Mother left us alone and went to the heavenly abode for her eternal reward. Her sudden demise was due to the sun storke. Her mortel body was carried to Ujjain and buried in the cemetery chapal in Ujjain and transferred to our own convent chapal at Pachore on 16th june 2011.
Thus our beloved Mother General , a Very simple and dedicated nun, a great inspiration got merged with us in our own soil.