by Michelle C. Martin | Jul 6, 2023 | Agapè Catholic Ministries, Church, Liturgy, Prayer, Spirituality
Maria Goretti: July 6th is the feast of St. Maria Goretti! Goretti is an eleven-year-old Italian girl, who died hours after being stabbed fourteen times. She lived in a farming community in the late 19th century. A teenage boy named Alessandro Serenellis gave her a...
by Catholic Marriage Prep | Jul 13, 2016 | Family Life, Spirituality, Teachings, Year of Mercy
Last week we celebrated the feast of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest canonized Saint in the Church. A modern saint who died on July 6th, 1902 at the age of 11. Most people who have heard of her know that she died from being stabbed 14 times by an older boy who wanted...
