On September 24, we celebrated the memorial of our Passionist Saint Vincent Mary Strambi. He was born on January 1, 1745 in Civitavecchia, Italy. Greatly impressed by the holiness of Saint Paul of the Cross, he decided to enter the Passionists shortly after his priestly ordination. Saint Vincent was renowned for his eloquent preaching on the Passion and greatly loved by the faithful throughout Italy. His life was given totally to Christ Crucified. When Pope Leo XII became seriously ill, he offered his life to God in place of the Pope. He died on January 1, 1824, but the Pope recovered."My brothers and sisters, through the wounds of the Lord, let us plunge into the boundless ocean of God's Love." (Saint Vincent Mary Strambi)
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