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Lineage to trace the Church back to the apostles ends at the foot of Jesus Christ. The only and true Saviour of Mankind, my Lord and my God.
The ability to trace the Church back to Jesus Christ Himself is concrete proof that God, Himself, walked on earth more than 2000 years ago. And, Jesus's...
Part 7
Trial
Meanwhile, the damp climate brought on a recurrence of his malady. Gerard was confined to bed. Though still deprived of Communion, God was with him. His miraculous faculty continued as before. One of the Fathers, making the evening meditation with the patient, saw him fall into...
Part 6
Exorbitant
The inn near Monte Gargano did a brisk trade. Long lines of pack mules brought provisions up the steep slopes each day. There was always good food to be had there, but prices were high. When it came time for Gerard and his party to leave, he asked the inn-keeper for the...
Part 5
Mind Reader
Back at Iliceto that winter, there were the usual retreats for men, held at regular intervals. During several of these, Gerard was instrumental in regaining souls to Christ. There was one man, especially, who, despite all the urging of the lay brother, refused to make a...
Part 4
No Encouragement
But like the Capuchin superior a few years before, Father Cafaro gave him no encouragement. He was too frail for the rigorous tasks of a lay brother. Despite the rebuff Gerard was not disheartened. He was convinced that God wanted him to join his new Congregation of...
Part 3
Hope Deferred
Twice he had applied for admission to the Capuchin monastery at Muro. But a glance at his sunken chest and thin white hands, and the Capuchins turned him down. Candidly, they told him, he had not the health nor stamina for so strenuous a life. Perhaps he should go off...
Part 2
A Pretty Lady
He was born in the South of Italy in a small town called Muro on the sixth of April. It was in the year 1726. His father, Domenico, was a tailor. His mother, Benedetta, had already borne three daughters. Gerard was the youngest – the only son. They were an ordinary...
Source: The Story of Saint Gerard
Part 1
The Story of Saint Gerard Mejalla
Introduction
The life of St. Gerard Majella reads like a fairy tale for children: full of surprises, full of impossible things that happen anyway because of him. An archangel brings him Communion! A statue comes...
[Mother's day poem dedicated to my Mom]
Billions of candles flutter on earth
All lighting up the night
Some placed hitter skitter
Abandoned alone on lonely cliffs
Where the wind roars contentedly
Fear, anxiety all the negative feelings approaches
Trooping in one by one
All lining up...