Saturday, July 6, 2024, 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
St. Maria Goretti was born of a poor peasant family in Corinaldi, Italy, in 1890. She was well known to her neighbors for her cheerfulness and piety. When she was twelve, a vicious stranger burst upon her, bent on raping her and destroying her childlike purity. With splendid courage she surrendered herself to God and preferred to die rather than to lose her virginity.