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Jul 5, 2022 · Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 5, 2022 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Maria Goretti. At just 11 years old, she died a ...
July 6: Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial. 1890–1902. Patron Saint of young people (especially girls), rape victims, and the poor. Invoked for the grace of mercy and forgiveness. Canonized by Pope Pius XII on June 24, 1950. Maria Goretti was born in Corinaldo, Italy, the third of seven children.
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Maria Goretti, nicknamed Mariette, was born on October 16th, 1890 in Corinaldo. Her father was dead and she lived with her mother and siblings in the same house as their neighbors, a crippled man and his 17-year-old son. While her mother and brothers worked in the fields, Maria took care of the house and the younger ones. On July 5th, 1902, when Ma...
During the trial of Alessandro, Assunta Goretti, Maria's mother, said, “Mr. President, I forgive him from the bottom of my heart.” Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison, having escaped life imprisonment only because he was a minor. Alessandro Serenelli was incarcerated in Noto Penitentiary in Sicily. He was a difficult prisoner, feared by ...
Pray for a Grace
Child of God, you who experienced misery and pain, suffering and the joys of life at an early age. You who have been poor and orphaned, you who have tirelessly loved your neighbor by making you a humble and hasty servant, you who have been brave without being proud, you who have loved love above all else, you who have shed your blood so as not to betray your God, you who have forgiven your murderer desiring paradise for him, intervene and pray for us to the Father so that we accept the plan t...
Prayers to Saint Maria Goretti, Patroness of Purity
Saint Maria Goretti You who, strengthened by the grace of God, did not hesitate, even the age of twelve to shed your blood and sacrifice your life to defend your virgin purity, look at the unfortunate human race that has strayed away from the path of eternal salvation. Teach us all, and especially the young, with what courage and speed we must flee, for the sake of Jesus, everything that can offend Him or defile our souls with sin. Get us from the Lord the victory in temptation, the comfort i...
Feb 10, 2021 · The story of Maria Goretti – an innocent, simple farm girl who died a modern martyr while forgiving her assailant – captivated the hearts of the faithful in a powerful way.
Oct 29, 2020 · Description. St. Maria Goretti inspires millions who find in her a perfect model of purity and holiness. Read here about her great holiness in the midst of tremendous suffering. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby examines the life of this little saint as he reflects on the Beatitudes. St. Maria Goretti was only a child when she died a martyr’s death.
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Jul 6, 2015 · Maria Goretti (October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902) is an Italian virgin-martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, and is one of its youngest canonized saints. She died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by her attempted rapist after she refused him because of love of Jesus and her loyalty to the Ten Commandments. Early life.
Jul 6, 2010 · 1856. One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. When she made her First Communion not long before her death at age 12 ...
