From Totus Tuus page: "In the 1930s in Rome, a little girl named Antonietta Meo — lovingly called Nennolina — faced unimaginable suffering. At just five years old, she was diagnosed with bone cancer. Doctors amputated her leg. The disease later spread. Yet this child never complained. Instead, she offered every pain to Jesus for the conversion of sinners. What amazed even theologians was what she did next. Nennolina began writing letters — more than 100 of them — to Jesus, the Blessed Mother, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit. At first she dictated them to her mother. Later she wrote them herself and placed them at the foot of her crucifix. One of her letters said: “Dear Jesus, I love you very much. I want to abandon myself in your hands… Do with me what you want. Help me with your grace, since without your grace I can do nothing.” After her leg was amputated, she told her mother: “I offered my leg to Jesus for the conversion of poor sinners.” She received her First Holy Communion on Christmas 1936 and spent a full hour on her knees in thanksgiving, despite the pain of her prosthetic leg. On July 3, 1937, at only six and a half years old, Nennolina went home to God. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI declared her Venerable, recognizing her heroic virtue. She remains one of the youngest candidates ever considered for sainthood in the modern Church. Her simple, pure love for Jesus continues to speak to hearts around the world — reminding us that holiness is possible at any age, and that even the smallest soul can offer great love. Have you ever read any of Nennolina’s letters? Which line from a child’s faith has touched your heart the most? Venerable Antonietta Meo, pray for us."
