IN GARMENTS ALL RED - ST. MARIA GORETTI
Author: Rev. Geoffrey Poage,CP. 120 pg. PB
Here is the beautiful true story of this 11 year old Italian girl who chose death over sin when sexually assaulted by a young man they shared their small living quarters with. Here is the story of her family's terrible poverty as Italian sharecroppers, her heroic virtue, her unusually early maturity, her fervent First Holy Communion, her forgiveness of her murderer, and finally, her public elevation.
May we suggest this documentary about St Maria Goretti, Fourteen Flowers of Pardon
Here is the beautiful true story of this 11 year old Italian girl who chose death over sin when sexually assaulted by a young man they shared their small living quarters with. Here is the story of her family's terrible poverty as Italian sharecroppers, her heroic virtue, her unusually early maturity, her fervent First Holy Communion, her forgiveness of her murderer, and finally, her public elevation.
May we suggest this documentary about St Maria Goretti, Fourteen Flowers of Pardon
