{"id":5056,"date":"2023-07-05T21:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T01:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=5056"},"modified":"2023-07-05T21:36:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T01:36:21","slug":"saint-maria-goretti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/saint-maria-goretti\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Maria Goretti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From a homily at the canonization of Saint Maria Goretti <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

From Maria\u2019s story carefree children and young people with their zest for life can learn not to be led astray by attractive pleasures which are not only ephemeral and empty but also sinful. Instead they can fix their sights on achieving Christian moral perfection, however difficult and hazardous that course may prove. With determination and God\u2019s help all of us can attain that goal by persistent effort and prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let us all, with God\u2019s grace, strive to reach the goal that the example of the virgin martyr, Saint Maria Goretti, sets before us. Through her prayers to the Redeemer may all of us, each in his own way, joyfully try to follow the inspiring example of Maria Goretti who now enjoys eternal happiness in heaven.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust in God, be faithful, and trust in God!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My God, you are the source of innocence, of purity, and you have given young Maria Goretti the grace of martyrdom; please give us, thanks to her intercession, the courage for respecting your commandments like that girl who received the right reward to have defended her virginity till the death.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Pius XII <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rome, June 24, 1950<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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