Feast day: July 6th
Saint Maria Goretti was of a pious nature and often at prayer. In 1902, at age 12, she was stabbed to death, preferring to die rather than be raped.
From a homily at the canonization of Saint Maria Goretti by Pope Pius XII:
"...So let us all, with God's grace, strive to reach the goal that the example of the virgin martyer, Saint Maria Goretti, sets before us. Through her prayres to the Redeemer may all of us, each in his own way, joyfully try to follow the inspiring example of Maria Goretti who now enjoys eternal happiness in heaven."
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