St. Maria Goretti in Chicago - October 2015 Monday, October 12th, 2105 — As many as 20,000 Catholics gathered to witness a first in Chicago. The relics of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized …More
St. Maria Goretti in Chicago - October 2015
Monday, October 12th, 2105 — As many as 20,000 Catholics gathered to witness a first in Chicago. The relics of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized saint, is on display at St. Cantius Church. The 11-year-old Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized saint, died after being stabbed 14 times in an attempted rape. Her last words on her deathbed were of mercy towards her attacker.—“I forgive Alessandro… and I want him to be with me in heaven forever.” Her converted murderer would later exclaim, “Maria’s forgiveness saved me.” A Chicago police motorcade escorted the relic to St. Cantius early Monday morning. The church is located at 825 North Carpenter Street in Chicago. The remains were at the church for 24 hours. The visit is part of the Pilgrimage of Mercy, a 48-city tour. This is the first time the sacred remains have traveled to the U.S. and only the second time they have left Italy. "It's very rare, in our country, that we get to see a saint's body. It's really an incredible moment, that we get to see a saint, let alone the youngest canonized saint. One with a story that reads pretty much like a Chicago headline: Stabbed 14 times in an attempted rape, but that incredible forgiveness that she gave her attacker," Father Joshua Caswell said. Visitors saw a wax statue encased in a glass coffin containing St. Maria Goretti's decomposed remains. A Latin Mass in honor of St. Maria Goretti was be offered by Bishop Joseph Perry at 7:30 pm. The church reported record-breaking crowds for this Mass. Veneration continued into the night with lines into the streets.
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www.mariagoretti.altervista.org
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Video pubblicato in YouTubei l 13 ott 2016 da: St. John Cantius Church
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Monday, October 12th, 2105 — As many as 20,000 Catholics gathered to witness a first in Chicago. The relics of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized saint, is on display at St. Cantius Church. The 11-year-old Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized saint, died after being stabbed 14 times in an attempted rape. Her last words on her deathbed were of mercy towards her attacker.—“I forgive Alessandro… and I want him to be with me in heaven forever.” Her converted murderer would later exclaim, “Maria’s forgiveness saved me.” A Chicago police motorcade escorted the relic to St. Cantius early Monday morning. The church is located at 825 North Carpenter Street in Chicago. The remains were at the church for 24 hours. The visit is part of the Pilgrimage of Mercy, a 48-city tour. This is the first time the sacred remains have traveled to the U.S. and only the second time they have left Italy. "It's very rare, in our country, that we get to see a saint's body. It's really an incredible moment, that we get to see a saint, let alone the youngest canonized saint. One with a story that reads pretty much like a Chicago headline: Stabbed 14 times in an attempted rape, but that incredible forgiveness that she gave her attacker," Father Joshua Caswell said. Visitors saw a wax statue encased in a glass coffin containing St. Maria Goretti's decomposed remains. A Latin Mass in honor of St. Maria Goretti was be offered by Bishop Joseph Perry at 7:30 pm. The church reported record-breaking crowds for this Mass. Veneration continued into the night with lines into the streets.
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More info:
mariagoretti.com
www.santamariagoretti.it/wp/it/
www.mariagoretti.altervista.org
www.santuarionettuno.it
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Video pubblicato in YouTubei l 13 ott 2016 da: St. John Cantius Church
Categoria: Persone e blog
Licenza : Licenza YouTube standard