From John Renshaw:
FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WIDE ORDER OF PALLOTTINE PRIESTS Humble son of a humble merchant. Truly, among other things, a
patron saint for grocerymen and their employees!
The above painting was used by St. Vincent Pallotti in his
ministry in 19th Century Italy with great effectiveness. He was
a devotee to the Holy Rosary, and was the founder of the
Pallottine order of priests. In the first half of the 19th
Century, Italy was a place of great internal fragmentation and
with much civil unrest. Pallotti was a source of peace, calm,
and compassion. He is the patron saint of Catholic Action. Truly a man also for our current times as well.
FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WIDE ORDER OF PALLOTTINE PRIESTS Humble son of a humble merchant. Truly, among other things, apatron saint for grocerymen and their employees!
The above painting was used by St. Vincent Pallotti in his
ministry in 19th Century Italy with great effectiveness. He was
a devotee to the Holy Rosary, and was the founder of the
Pallottine order of priests. In the first half of the 19th
Century, Italy was a place of great internal fragmentation and
with much civil unrest. Pallotti was a source of peace, calm,
and compassion. He is the patron saint of Catholic Action. Truly a man also for our current times as well.
I have had a strong devotion to Saint Vincent since about 1970. I used to go on retreat at the Pallantine Fathers Retreat House in Bayshore, L.I., New York with our group called 'The Workers of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.' I always ask St. Vincent to pray for me and obtain the grace to be like him as a good apostle of Our Lord Jesus Christ and have ardent zeal to propagate the Messages of Our Lady!
I was young and full of zeal for Jesus & Mary! Everywhere I went in my business, (I had a sales route to grocery stores) I would try to explain the Faith to those who would listen. It was a great time of my life.
One thing that always stayed in my mind was that St. Vincent would go through the streets of Rome and when he saw someone selling a pornographic painting, he would buy it and burn it in front of the person; reminding the seller of the Virtue of Purity. I always wanted to do that with the neighborhood porn shops but never really had the courage! I guess that's why he's the saint and I'm not!
Thanks John for the memories!
Deacon John
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