True missionary work begins with love.
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As Fulton Sheen reminds us, authentic love seeks not its own good, but the good of others. Every act of evangelization, every conversation, and every witness to the Gospel must be rooted in this self-giving love.
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The greatest missionaries are not remembered for what they gained, but for the peace, hope, and joy they brought to others through Christ.
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May we learn to love generously and make God's love known wherever He sends us.
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St. Maria Goretti's last act was one that many of us would consider unfathomable: forgiving her murderer.
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Yet the young girl's pardon of Alessandro Serenelli changed the young man's life.
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Raised in a climate of abuse and neglect, the 20-year-old's heart was transformed by the voice of the young girl he had just mortally wounded: "Yes, for the love of Jesus I forgive him… and I want him to be with me in Paradise."
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Alessandro's conversion didn't happen immediately. Instead, shortly after he began his 30-year prison sentence, St. Maria Goretti appeared to him in a dream and reiterated her forgiveness. Upon his release, he sought out her mother and begged her to forgive him. She did, and they attended Mass together the next day.
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The impact of St. Maria Goretti's forgiveness on Alessandro underscores that none of us is beyond conversion and repentance. His story has been shared in prisons across Italy, and continues to inspire today. Here at Cathedral of Christ the King, let's pray for all of those imprisoned for violent crimes, that they might ask for God's forgiveness and accept his mercy. ... See MoreSee Less