The Life and Witness of Saint Maria Goretti: Our Little Saint of the Beatitudes

by Jeffrey Kirby S.T.L.

Overview

St. Maria Goretti was only a child when she died a martyr’s death. Yet today, she inspires millions who find in her a perfect model of purity and holiness. Read here about her great holiness in the midst of tremendous suffering , how she died at the hands of a vicious murderer who tried to defile her purity, and how she visited this very same murderer years later in his jail cell to forgive him. Fr. Jeffrey Kirby examines the life of this little saint as he reflects on the Beatitudes and how she, along with her family, lived them each day. In a world where purity is corrupted in the darkness of the night and mercy is abandoned in the name of vengeance, let us turn to St. Maria Goretti and see her as the dawn of a new day, where the light of Christ shines on each of us and guides us into His Kingdom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618907547
Publisher:	TAN Books
Publication date:	10/20/2015
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Father Jeffrey Kirby was ordained into the priesthood on July 27th, 2007. He received his Masters in Bioethics from Queen of the Apostles in Rome, and his Masters of Arts in Philosophy from Franciscan University where he graduated summa cum laude. Since 2010, he has been the Vicar of Vocations for the Diocese of Charleston. He has been a contributor of the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and a guest columnist in The Catholic Miscellany, The Post and Courier, The Charlotte Observer, and The Aiken Standard. He is the co-author of the children s book, Becoming Father Bob and author of the book, Encountering the Lord in His Holy Court: A Walk through St. Peter s Basilica.