Life Account of Blessed Mother Candida

Mo. Candida was a child of prayer, at a young age she was taught how to pray the rosary by her grandmother, they would always go to the church, pray the rosary and offer flowers to Mama Mary. Mo. Candida's baptismal name was Juana Josefa Cipitria y Barriola and was born on May 31, 1845, Baptized at the same time at San Miguel Church in a little province called Andoain, Gipuzcoa Spain. She is called Little Juanita, Juanita or Juanitatxo and her parents are Juan Miguel Cipitria y Aramburu and Maria Jesus Barriola y Querexeta. Mo. Candida's family went to Tolosa, Spain to have a better life. In this place Mo. Candida always visits Sta. Maria Church. At that time she had she had a suitor that asked her hand in marriage. Mo. Candida said for him to wait and she had to think for a while, because she knew this was an opportunity for their family to rise from poverty and finally decided, went back and answered "I am for God alone."