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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 27th of February WELCOME! SAINT GABRIEL POSSENTI, RELIGIOUS   Francis Possenti (1838-1862) was a popular, fun-loving eighteen-year-old two weeks from his graduation in Spoleto, Italy, when on August 22, 1856, he attended a procession in honour of the city’s most prized image of the Madonna. As the icon of Mary passed Francis, his eyes met hers, and he heard in his heart a voice telling him, “Francis, why do you tarry in the world? Arise, make haste, and become a religious.” Immediately, Francis resolved to enter the Passionist Order. At his profession, he took the name Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. HIS DEVOTION TO OUR LADY As a Passionist, he was distinguished by his extraordinary devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her sorrows at the foot of the Cross filled his thoughts. Brother Gabriel took a private vow to promulgate devotion to Mary. In a corner of the monastery garden, on a plot he called “Our Lady’s Bower”,...

  WELCOME! THE ANNIVERSARY OF ST GABRIEL POSSENTI'S CALL TO RELIGIOUS LIFE Francis Possenti  was a popular, fun-loving eighteen-year-old two weeks from his graduation in Spoleto, Italy, when on August 22, 1856, he attended a procession in honour of the city’s most prized image of the Madonna. As the icon of Mary passed Francis, his eyes met hers, and he heard in his heart a voice telling him, “Francis, why do you tarry in the world? Arise, make haste, and become a religious.” "FRANCIS, WHY DO YOU TARRY IN THE WORLD?" Immediately, Francis resolved to enter the Passionist Order. At his profession, he took the name Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows. "OUR LADY'S BOWER" As a Passionist, he was distinguished by his extraordinary devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Her sorrows at the foot of the Cross filled his thoughts. Brother Gabriel took a private vow to promulgate devotion to Mary.  In a corner of the monastery garden, on a plot he called “Our Lady’s Bower”, he...