Morning Prayer - WEDNESDAY, 6 July 2022

LISTEN | Morning Prayer - July 6, 2022 | Memorial of St. Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr

"Blessed is the virgin who denied herself and took up her cross; she has imitated the Lord; he is the spouse of virgins, the prince of martyrs." - Benedictus antiphon

St. Maria Goretti 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 to lose her virginity. She died in 1902, and her mother was present at her canonization in 1950, the first time a parent was present for a child's canonization.

Let us ask the intercession of St. Maria Goretti for the grace of purity of heart and mind in imitation of Jesus and the Holy Family.

Start your day with the ancient tradition of Lauds. Full-text to Wednesday's Morning Prayer is available at ibreviary.com

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