How I would love the death of Maria Goretti to touch me. I want to look like her...I want to be like her. May I never allow myself even the smallest compromise with sin, whether in dress, speech, reading, looks, or entertainment - Blessed Pierina Morosini
Franciscan friar Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and his companions were tortured and killed for their faith in 1860. Little else is known about them, but the testimony of their lives speaks volumes.
And Mary said, 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.' And the angel departed from her - Luke 1:38
Blessed Joseph Gerard wrote about the people he served: “We must love them, love them in spite of everything, love them always.”
