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Mother Angelica (Rita Antoinette Rizzo; (20 April 1923 - March 27, 2016) also known as Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation was a cloistered Franciscan nun of the [Clares of Perpetual Adoration]. Mother Angelica founded the largest Roman Catholic television network; Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and the radio network WEWN.[1]

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  1. "I don’t believe in the promises of this world. I believe in answers." ~ Mother Angelica from her book; Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises.
  2. "You see, God expects His people to do the ridiculous so He can do the miraculous." - Mother Angelica
  3. " Faith is what gets you started. Hope is what keeps you going. Love is what brings you to the end." ~ Mother Angelica, EWTN radio.
  4. "Where most men work for the degree after their names, we work for one before our names, St." ~ Mother Angelica, EWTN radio.
  5. "I am not afraid to fail, I am scared of dying and having the Lord say to me 'Anglica, this is what you might have done had you trusted more'" ~ Mother Angelica, EWTN radio.
  6. "There was a purpose for all his trials and the purpose was to increase grace, the holiness of life a participation in the Divine Nature." ~ Mother Angelica, ‘Mother Angelica On Suffering And Burnout.’
  7. "Not matter what anybody says to you or about you, it is nothing compared to what you are in the eyes of God" ~ Mother Angelica, EWTN radio.
  8. "Simply believing in the existence of God is not exactly what I would call a commitment. After all, even the devil believes that God exists! Believing has to change the way we live." ~ Mother Angelica from her book; Mother Angelica's Answers, Not Promises.
  9. "Make the right choices now. Don't listen to the world, listen to the Eternal word" ~ [Angelica|Mother Angelica], EWTN.
  10. "Sometimes my worst day, one filled with pain and suffering, in the eyes of God, is my best day if I've born it cheerfully and I've born it with love." ~Mother Angelica.
  11. "We did not happen to be, we were chosen by God to exist. His providence placed us in a time and state of life that would bring out our greatest potential"
  12. "We would like to ignore suffering, hide it, and pretend it is not there, but reality forces us to face it in spite of ourselves." - Mother Angelica from her book, 'Suffering And Burnout.'
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  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/29/us/mother-mary-angelica-who-founded-catholic-tv-network-dies-at-92.html
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