Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr

The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti (1890-1902). St. Maria was born near Ancona (Italy), the daughter of a poor peasant family. Maria was well known to her neighbors for her cheerfulness and piety. When she was twelve she was a victim of assault. She preferred to die rather than…

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