ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 25th of February
SAINTS CALLISTO CARAVARIO AND LUIGI VERSIGLIA, MARTYRS
Callisto Caravario and Luigi Versiglia were members of the Order of the "Salesians of Don Bosco". Both met on February 13, 1930 to travel together to the mission centre in Lin-Chow. There were some young boys and girls with them.Their boat was stopped by a group of Bolshevik pirates on February 25, 1930, and the two Salesians were shot by the pirates.
Luigi Versiglia and Don Callisto Caravario were beatified on May 15, 1983 by Pope John Paul II. The canonisation was also carried out by Pope John Paul II along with the other martyrs in China on October 1, 2000.
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Callisto and Luigi may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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