Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'Viqui Molins, a holy woman died today'
If we categorize the merits of people according to the tradition of the Catholic Church, I cannot find another word to define the merits of Viqui Molins than to summarize her as a saint. That is why I leave you with her thoughts on what happiness was.
Today marks one month since he was sworn in as President of the United States, and Donald Trump has turned the world upside down. In yesterday's episode, and with his usual repertoire of lies, Trump said that the war in Ukraine was started by Ukraine, as if Putin had not invaded his neighbor, and He called Zelensky a dictatorTrump's embrace of Putin, America's embrace of Russia, has never been so blatant and so shameful. That's why I say that Trump has turned the world upside down.
But today, the news is about a person who could be placed at the antipodes of Trump, because he has not hated, he has loved. Maria Victoria Molins has diedViqui Molins, aged 88. A Teresian nun, a language and literature teacher, a writer, a daughter of a good family, who dedicated the last thirty years of her life to the poorest. She went to the prison once a week to visit prisoners who never had a visit. She co-founded the field hospital of the Santa Anna parish, where every day they give breakfast, lunch and dinner to hundreds of people thanks to the work of hundreds of volunteers. Santa Anna was lucky during the pandemic, in Barcelona. They have made apartments available to people who slept on the street, and they offer employment advice, papers... In 2018 passed by this set, and we talked about his work with the homeless:
"I would say the with nothing. Not having a roof over their heads means that their family, their work, their bed, everything has fallen on them. They are my dearest friends since I started in the 1990s with Sister Genoveva Masip, and I saw that churches should not only be for praying but also for welcoming. That is what Jesus did."
Today I am convinced that a saint has died. If we categorize the merits of people according to the tradition of the Catholic Church, I cannot find another word to define the merits of Viqui Molins other than to summarise her as a saint. That is why I leave you with her thoughts on what happiness was. Good morning.
"First, that there is nothing more important than the person. Second, that a religion that does not lead to happiness is not a religion. God is more important than religion. And third, that to be happy you have to pay a price."
And what is the price?
"Thinking more about others than about yourself. This is happiness. In a relationship, in everything, loving yourself and loving the other person equally."
