Cor mundum crea in
me, Deus.
Create a clean heart in me, O
God. - Psalm 51:10
COMMUNION Antiphon (Today's
Liturgy)
The
Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will
lead them to the springs of the waters of life. - Rev 7:17
PRAYER
after COMMUNION (Today's
Liturgy)
O
God, who bestowed on blessed Saint Maria Goretti
a
crown among the Saints
for her twofold triumph of virginity and martyrdom,
grant, we pray, through the power of this Sacrament,
that, bravely overcoming every evil,
we may attain the glory of heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
for her twofold triumph of virginity and martyrdom,
grant, we pray, through the power of this Sacrament,
that, bravely overcoming every evil,
we may attain the glory of heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
St
Maria Goretti
Italy ~ 1890
-1902
Martyr at age 12 in
defense of her virginity
Patron of Youth and
Victims of Rape
Feast Day - July
6
"Even
if she had not been a martyr,
she
would still have been a saint,
so holy was her everyday life." - Cardinal Salotti
so holy was her everyday life." - Cardinal Salotti
St Maria Goretti, pray for
us!
"Parent can learn from her story how to raise their God-given
children in virtue, courage and holiness; they can learn to train
them
in the Catholic faith so that, when put to the
test,
God's
grace will support them and they will come through
undefeated,
unscathed and untarnished."
~ Pope Ven Pius XII:
homily, canonization Mass of St Maria Goretti
(1950)
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