ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 28th of February
Prayer to the Angels and the Saints
Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.
In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.
Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.
Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.
BL. CARLO GNOCCI, PRIEST
Blessed Carlo Gnocchi was an Italian priest, educator and writer. Bl. Carlo was the youngest of three boys, born on October 25, 1902, born to Enrico Gnocchi and his wife Clementina.
HE WAS ORDAINED A PRIEST IN 1925
Educated at the Seminary of Milan from 1921 onwards, Bl. Carlo was ordained a priest in 1925 in the archdiocese of Milan and afterwards worked as a teacher. When war broke out he was chaplain to alpine troops. He helped Jews and Allied prisoners of war escape to Switzerland. During this time he was imprisoned for writing against Fascism.
HIS LEGACY
His most famous book is, "The Pedagogy of Innocent Suffering." He is the founder of the Fondazione Pro Juventute and worked in the post-War era to care for those orphaned or disabled. Bl. Carlo died on February 28,1956 in Milan.
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