Mother Angelica, Founder of EWTN, Dies on Easter Sunday

John Jalsevac : Mar 28, 2016
LifeSiteNews.com

"Mother has always, and will always, personify EWTN, the Network which she founded. In the face of sickness and long-suffering trials, Mother's example of joy and prayerful perseverance exemplified the Franciscan spirit she held so dear. We thank God for Mother Angelica and for the gift of her extraordinary life."

It was a fitting conclusion to a life poured out without measure to spread the life-giving message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and marked in its final years by an extended Good Friday of suffering. Mother Angelica, known to tens of millions of people around the world as the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), passed away this Easter Sunday at the age of 92. (Photo via LifeSiteNews.com)

Mother Angelica's death follows a 15-year period of silence from the famed TV nun, following a stroke that she suffered on Christmas eve of 2001. That stroke left her unable to speak.
 
Even afterwards Mother Angelica's beloved presence continued to grace the airwaves of the global TV network she had created in the form of reruns of old episodes of "Mother Angelica Live," or recordings of her and her fellow nuns praying the Rosary.
 
She spent the remainder of her life in quiet prayer until her death. 
 
"This is a sorrow-filled day for the entire EWTN Family," said EWTN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael P. Warsaw. "Mother has always, and will always, personify EWTN, the Network which she founded. In the face of sickness and long-suffering trials, Mother's example of joy and prayerful perseverance exemplified the Franciscan spirit she held so dear. We thank God for Mother Angelica and for the gift of her extraordinary life."
 
Mother Angelica launched EWTN in 1981 with just $200 in the bank. In the past 34 years the TV network has grown far beyond anyone's wildest expectations. It now...
 
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