After talking and getting to know Ana a bit, seeing her life path and her volunteering in Cáritas, the parable of the Sower quickly came to mind.
There is no doubt that his family of farmers, simple, hard-working and Christian people, sowed in all the children – eight – a seed of generosity, which led them from an early age to know how to share bread and love. That seed also made them empathize with the rural environment and with the conditions of the people who had to leave their country to seek a better life.
A more fertile land cannot be found if all the relatives are also committed to fertilizing the summer furrows with their example and closeness, as Ana recognizes in her aunt Paquita, her catechist, who opened her eyes to a world populated by saints and of Franciscan austerity. This Jumillana who became Albacete for life, grew up under the protection of the Monastery of Santa Ana del Monte, to which she also owes her first name.
With family and personal effort, Ana Molina, who began to study Psychology, finally managed to study Nursing, her true vocation, to which she has dedicated herself until this past March, when she retired.
That seed that fell on good soil bore, of course, many fruits in Ana, cheerful, generous, sincere, available… and with genius, as she defines herself.
He began working in Cáritas in 2003 in the parish of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias in Albacete, with well-known “good drivers”, such as D. Jesús Rodríguez Torrente, parish priest, and Marina Morata, director of a formidable group that contributed to his spiritual growth. , his ability to listen and his donation to others. Ana also recognizes Don Jesús as a crucial encouragement in her life, who, in the face of great moments of pain, recommended that she exchange tears and regrets for dedication to others.
In 2012, when Marina was appointed Episcopal Delegate, Ana Molina remained as director-coordinator of the group; With the also invaluable help of the current parish priest, Don José Joaquín Martínez Ramón and a good team that has been renewed over time, they walk day by day in donation to others. The fruits have been many, such as primary care, sewing workshops, cooking, coexistence… days of sharing…
They are also part of the RUA (Unified Food Distribution) that is now made up of many neighborhoods, including those of La Estrella, La Milagrosa and the IAI of S. Vicente de Paul. All coordinated with Archpriesthood II and the Pastoral Council. The Childhood Program, today Childhood, Adolescence and Family (PIAF), was also launched.
Last October, Ana, a woman willing to give way to young people, left her position as director-coordinator. Her role as a glue of her family, siblings, children, grandchildren and that spirit of renewal that she saw from her needed her work, encouraged her to leave her position, but never her involvement and her help.
“The Kingdom of God is possible on earth; we have to be a reflection of God’s love; In the families that we welcome there are children and young people who need school support, excursions; older people in need of accompaniment… We are all Cáritas…” With these words, Ana invites the youngest to give their time in service to others, going beyond material aid.
What a good land, what a good seed, what a good fruit!
Thanks for everything, Anna.
