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Antonietta Meo



Her Life

Antoinetta (nicknamed Nennolina), a young girl in love with Jesus and Mary, lived in Rome during the 1930's.  Born on December 15, 1930, she was baptized on the Feast of the Holy Innocents.  Her parish church was "Holy Cross in Jerusalem" and her grade school was taught by nuns devoted to the Sacred Heart.  She was a model not only of tender affection but also great courage and compassion.  She suffered terribly but patiently with cancer from the age of five, lost a leg by amputation, and passed away before her seventh birthday. Her cause for beatification being pursued in Rome.

Her Works
She began to express her inspirations with little `love letters' to Jesus when only 5 and a half years old,  at first dictating to her mother and later putting pen to paper herself.  She authored many letters over a period of a few months, sometimes several in one day. They are beautiful and inspirational in their warm and affectionate expression of the love of an innocent and pure child's heart.

Her Letters: http://www.textorum.net/Antonietta/AntoniettaEN.htm

Here is an excerpt:
15/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   1

Dear Jesus, today I'm going walking and I'm going to my nuns and I will tell them that I want to make First Communion at Christmas...

Jesus, come soon into my heart, that I will hold you very very tight and I will kiss you!

Oh Jesus, I want you to remain always in my heart.

A greeting and a kiss from your

Antoinetta

18/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   2

Loving Jesus I give you my heart.  Jesus give me souls!...Jesus You are good...Jesus welcome your child.  Kiss her loving Jesus.

18/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   3

Madonnina You are good.

Descend upon us and bless us.

Take my heart and bring it to Jesus.

Oh Madonnina, You are the star of our heart.

Antoinetta

18/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   4

Oh Jesus You are good!...Oh loving Jesus!...Your child sends you a kiss.  To You oh loving Jesus!

Nennolina

21/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   5

Dear Jesus, my love for you is all.  Jesus save your child from any danger.  Give me souls...I give you my heart.  Madonnina a greeting to You I send You.  Oh Madonnina Madonnina You are good.  In life there is need:  1st Be good; 2nd Obey; 3rd Become a saint to go in paradise.

Antonietta

22/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   6

Oh child Jesus!  I wish you so well!...Today I really made bit of a fuss but forgive me...I do not want to do it again.  Kisses from your

Antonietta                                                                                                                                                         

22/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   7

Oh Jesus you are good.

Oh loving Jesus

your child

sends you a kiss

to You oh loving Jesus.
                                                                                                                                                       
23/09/1936                                                                                                          Letter No.   8

Dear child Jesus

Child Jesus do me these two graces, the first to

make me become good;  the second to make me walk well.

Oh child Jesus help my parents, protect them, protect my dear sister.  Oh child Jesus help all the good and bad.

Oh child Jesus!...I kiss you and can't wait to receive you in my heart --  I am waiting for you for so long!...Jesus come soon into my heart.  Child Jesus bless all!...Save them...

Child Jesus give me souls.

Child Jesus I thank you for this grace that you did for me that the Mother General is happy that I make first Communion.

Child Jesus!...Bless the Mother General and all the sisters...and all the sisters in this world...bless the priests...

Child Jesus bless the poor missionaries.  Bless the poor pagan children...child Jesus bless all the world.

Thanks and kisses from your

Antonietta

      

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Lord, may everything we do begin with Your inspiration and continue with Your help,
so that all our prayers and works may begin in You and by You be happily ended.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.