Mother Consuelo was born on July 24, 18871890, in Sarriá, Barcelona, Spain, to Salvador Barceló y Roces and Maria Pagés y Campanya.<ref name="college">{{Cite web|url=http://lcctanauan.edu.ph/our-roots/mo-consuelo.php|title=Mother Consuelo Barcelo y Pages, OSA|website=lcctanauan.edu.ph|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> Her siblings were Salvador, Joaquin, Ana Maria and Ignes Joaquina Vicenta, (the future Mother Rita Barceló).
Joaquina studied for fourteen years and was an intern at the Colegio de las Esclavas del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus (The Slaves of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) in Barcelona.
