Sister Maria de los Angeles of the Heart of Jesus Ros Bello, STJ, a Teresian Sister, died peacefully on April 29, 2019 at St. Francis Nursing Home in San Antonio, TX.  She was 96 years old.

Sister Angela was born on January 9, 1923 in Manzanillo, Cuba.  She was the oldest daughter of Ricardo Ros Romagosa and Serafina Bello Carbonell.  She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Luis Ros, and her sister Serafina Ros de Santamaria.  She is survived by a brother, Ricardo Ros, and many nieces and nephews.

Sister Angela entered the Society of Saint Teresa of Jesus on March 25, 1951 and made her first profession on October 14, 1953.  Shortly after her profession she was sent to Managua, Nicaragua to the newly founded Colegio Teresiano where she ministered as a teacher for several years.  Sister Angela also served as a teacher at St. Lawrence the Martyr in Metairie, LA, St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, St. Teresa's Academy in San Antonio, and St. Matthew the Apostle in Little Farms, LA.  From 1976- 1989 she served the Society of St. Teresa of Jesus as the Provincial Treasurer.

In 1988 she began several prayer groups in Miami at the Youth Center.  She was one of the founding members of the Florida Center for Peace in Miami and in 1991 founded The Friends of Jesus and Mary, an association of prayer groups for children.  The Friends of Jesus and Mary have St. Henry de Osso as their patron and teach children how to pray to Jesus and Mary.   She trained leaders of the prayer groups and also traveled to many countries around the world to make presentations and to train leaders for this association.  Sister Angela will always be remembered for her great love and devotion to the Blessed Mother. Until her retirement in 2002 Sister Angela devoted herself to her beloved ministry.

Sister Angela moved to St. Francis Nursing Home in April 2013 to receive the skilled nursing she required.  Here she received wonderful care from the Seraphic Sisters of St. Francis and the staff.  She lived her last week with a great desire and longing to go to heaven to be with Jesus and Mary.

May she rest in peace.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Visitation will begin Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 9:30 A.M.

at The Angelus Chapel

with a Rosary to be recited at 10:00 A.M.

followed by a Funeral Service at 10:30 A.M.

Interment will follow at

San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery No.2.