Blessed are the peace makers,
and blessed are the pure of heart;
they shall see God.

Besides being Independence Day, July 4 is also the feast of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, one of the newest blesseds of the Dominican Order. In his short 24 years, Blessed Pier Giorgio served others as a model of heroic charity and piety. As a lay Dominican, he spent himself in caring for the poor and encouraging his friends to virtue and holiness. Blessed Pier Giorgio contracted polio while working with the poor of Turin, and he died on July 4, 1925.

For more on the life and grace of Blessed Pier Giorgio, click here, here, and here.

Here at St. Vincent’s, we’re happy to have the Frassati Fellowship as an active group in the parish.

God our Father,
you alone are holy;
without you nothing is good.
Trusting in the prayers of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
we as you to help us
to become the holy people you call us to be.
Never let us be found undeserving
of the glory you have prepared for us.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever. Amen.

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