Don Giovanni Merlini will be the first Blessed of the Jubilee Year!
On May 23, 2024, the Holy See Press Office informed the whole world: “The Supreme Pontiff Francis, accepting and confirming the vows of the Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints, has declared, ‘the miracle, [...]
Day 27. Don Giovanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"Let us pray the Most Blessed Lady of Sorrows, so that she may help us, with a strong arm." (Letter 26)
Day 26. Don Gionvanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"(St. Gaspar) remembered with tender devotion the sorrows of Mary Most Holy. (Gaspare del Bufalo. Un Santo scruta un Santo [A Saint Examines Another Saint], page 409)"
Day 25. Don Giovanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"I have heard him (St. Gaspar) speak with a heartful spirit about the mysteries of the Holy Cross. He often recalled its triumphs, both in public and in private, verbally, and by mail. “Let us [...]
Day 24. Don Giovanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"He erected crosses in his missions and reminded the people that the Christian's life must be a crucified life «ut vita Iesu manfestetur in nobis, simili [that the life of Jesus may be manifested in [...]
Day 23. Don Giovanni Merlini Quotations – He will be beatified!
"St. Gaspar would tenderly kiss the image of Jesus Crucified, at times, when he would take it off his chest and would put it back on, and sometimes when he carried it." (Un Santo scruta [...]





