Bl. Maria Felicia of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament (Guggiari Echeverría)
28 Aprile 2025
Virgin — Optional Memorial
María Felicia Guggiari Echeverría, known as Chiquitunga, was born in Villarica, Paraguay, on 12 January 1925. As a member of Catholic Action, she lived her commitment to the Association in the service of children, the poor and the sick, until, at the age of thirty, she entered the Carmelite monastery in Asunción. In January 1959, she discovered she was ill with infectious hepatitis, and offered her condition to God with generosity and apostolic intention. She died on 28 April 1959, at the age of 34. Her mortal remains have rested in the Carmelite Chapel in Asunción since 1993.
