Pope Francis authorized the promulgation of a decree that recognized the heroic virtues of the three servants of God. They were Henrija Bertrame Quartroc, whose parents were canonized in 2001; Franciscans Brachido Cortez, who died of torture by the SS; and the young mother Maria Cristina Mocherin.
(Vatican News Network)Pope Francis received Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Minister of the Canonization of the Holy See, on August 30, and issued a decree against the heroic virtues of the three venerable persons. These three respectable persons are full of love for God, trust in God’s mercy, and long for God’s forgiveness.
Riccardo, you are a gift to us
The story of Maria Christina Mocellin reminds us of Gianna Beretta Molla and most recently Chiara Corbella Petrillo s story. Maria Christina Mochelin has a short and colorful life. She was born on August 18, 1969 in Cinisello Balsamo (Cinisello Balsamo) in the province of Milan. She grew up in the religious atmosphere of the parish and began to discern whether she had entered the vocation of the Mother’s Church during high school. . The meeting with Carlo at the age of 16 changed her mind. She felt that she was being called to get married. Later, she discovered a sarcoma on her left leg, but the treatment and recuperation did not affect her high school graduation two years later and her marriage to Carlo, which was in 1991.
The couple had two children. However, when Maria Christina found out she was pregnant with her third child, the disease reappeared. She chose to continue her pregnancy and receive treatment that is not life-threatening to the baby. In a letter, she told the third child Riccardo about that moment:
“I tried my best not to give up on you. The doctor has understood everything and didn’t say much. Riccardo, you are a gift to us. That night, in the car that came back from the hospital, your baby moved for the first time. .You seem to be saying to me: “Thank you mother, you love me! “How can we not love you? You are precious. When I look at you, you are so beautiful, lively, and lovely. I think that for a child, it is worth all the hardship in the world.”
Maria Christina died at the age of 26. She firmly believed in the love of Heavenly Father and was loyal to His plan.
A family loved by God
The church also recognized the heroic virtues of Henrija Beltrame Quattrocchi, who is the blessed Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi and Maria Corsini ( Maria Corsini’s youngest daughter, died in Rome 9 years ago at the age of 98. When Saint Pope John Paul II canonized her parents as true blessings in 2001, he said, “This family has taken the path of sanctification and has shown that this is a viable, beautiful and fruitful path. This pair The benefits of family, church and society are of paramount importance.”
Henry Jia is willing to follow the steps of her two older brothers, Tessius and Father Paulin, and sister Zezilia, but her fate is different. Her vocation is to accompany her elderly parents. She is committed to volunteer service and went to the most difficult areas of the capital with women from the Saint Vincent family. At the same time, she also taught and educated people in the Catholic Church with her mother.
Since 1976, she has served as the supervisor of the Italian Ministry of Culture and Environmental Heritage. Her life was full of various diseases and economic crises, but more of it was prayer and daily mass participation. In the last few years of her life, she has been helping couples in crisis. The love of God is the reason for her life.
A charitable and trustworthy person
The most distinctive feature of Brachido Cortez of the Franciscan Brotherhood is total dedication. He is patient, simple, and ready to deal with difficulties at any time, just like the last few years of his life. He was born in Cres (present-day Croatia) on March 7, 1907. He was ordained as a priest in 1930 and served in the Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua. A few years later, he became the editor-in-chief of the “St. Anthony’s News” magazine. During World War II, he assisted Croatian and Slovenian prisoners in the Italian concentration camps under the commission of the Holy See’s ambassador to Italy, Francesco Borgongini Duca. He worked tirelessly. During the armistice in 1943, he assisted former Allied prisoners to escape from prison, as well as those who were persecuted by the Nazis, including Jews. His actions were regarded as political actions by the Germans, which led to his death. On October 8, 1944, he was tricked out of the St. Anthony’s Basilica, which had extra-legal rights, and was taken to the SS barracks to be tortured to death.
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