Future Patron Saints of
Married Couples and Families
" . . . heroic virtue is possible in married life and in
the
service of Life" -Pope John Paul II
 
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| BLESSED LUIGI & BLESSED MARIA PLEASE PRAY FOR US |
Blessed Luigi and Maria Quattrocchi currently await sainthood. At the end of 1913, Maria was
advised to abort her unborn child to save her own life. The couple graciously relied on their trust in divine
providence and were blessed with a healthy baby girl "Enrichetta". They also raised their family to be just
as virtuous; three of four children joined religious orders.
Luigi and Maria supplemented their faith by attending daily Mass, receiving Holy Communion, and praying the rosary. The couple also opened their home to
refugees during WWII. Maria worked as a volunteer nurse for the Red Cross and was a catechist to fellow women parishoners.
Luigi, a lawyer and honorary deputy attorney general, was a devoted family man who along with Maria, is said by Cardinal Jose
Saraiva Martins, (Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints) to have made the family into a "domestic church"
open to prayer life, solidarity with the poor, and the social apostolate.
Their beatification miracle involved the healing of a young man in
Italy with a severe illness who is said to have recovered shortly after their prayers. More miracles
await them as devotion continues to grow. May our prayers assist them in their cause and bring them closer to sainthood.
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