Mother María Güell was, above all, a woman profoundly docile to the Holy Spirit. Her vocation as foundress did not arise from a personal project, but from a humble and trusting response to God’s call, discerned in prayer and confirmed in service to those most in need.

«Jesus has chosen us so that we may belong entirely to Him.»

Her daily experience alongside the sick and the poor was the place where Mother María Güell clearly discovered God’s will. She did not seek to found a new work, but to live the Gospel faithfully. Yet the power of charity led her to gather other women who shared the same desire to serve.

Thus the Congregation of the Missionaries Daughters of the Heart of Mary was born, as a concrete response to the needs of her time and as an expression of a simple spirituality, deeply evangelical and Marian.

Marian spirituality held a central place in the life and work of Mother María Güell. In the Heart of Mary she found the model of a silent, obedient, and available faith—one that keeps the Word and puts it into practice.

The Congregation was placed under the protection of the Heart of Mary, to learn from her how to love, to serve, and to remain faithful even in difficulties.

«The ones who have done everything in the Institute are Jesus and Mary.

I entrusted everything to them, and they did it all.»

As foundress, Mother María Güell knew how to pass on to the Congregation a charism that was both simple and demanding, centered on three fundamental attitudes:

• • Humility, as truth and abandonment to God

  • Simplicity, in life, in relationships, and in service

  • Charity, lived in a concrete way, especially with the sick

These attitudes were not merely ideals, but a way of life meant to be reflected in everyday gestures and in the way of relating to others.

Mother María Güell carried out her mission as foundress with a maternal spirit, evangelical firmness, and deep respect for each person. She knew how to accompany, correct, and encourage with charity, always seeking the good of the community and fidelity to the received charism.

Her authority sprang from her life of prayer, her personal integrity, and her total trust in God.

«Love one another, bear with one another, forgive one another.»

The founding of the Congregation was not an isolated event of the past. The charism received by Mother María Güell remains alive today in the Missionaries Daughters of the Heart of Mary, present wherever the Church needs them—especially in service to the sick and the most vulnerable.

Her figure as foundress continues to be a reference point and a guide for living the mission with fidelity, joy, and an evangelical spirit.

To contemplate Mother María Güell as foundress is to discover a woman who knew how to listen to God in the concrete reality of her time and respond with courage, humility, and love. Her life continues to invite us to let ourselves be guided by the Spirit and to serve with a heart like Mary’s.