Monday, February 24, 2014

Confessor, evangelizer. beatified by Bl. Pope JP II

Bl. Domenico Lentini


                                 
Bl. Domenico Lentini
Bl. Domenico Lentini

Feastday: February 25
1770 - 1828
Beatified By: 12 October 1997 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Blessed Dominic Lentini was born November 20, 1770. Dominic family was of poor economic conditions, but rich in faith and honesty. He was baptized on the day of birth. At fourteen years old, Dominic followed the vocation of the priesthood. In 1793, he was ordained deacon in Mormanno. On the feast of Pentecost, June 8, 1794, Dominic was ordained a priest in the Cathedral of Marsiconuovo. Always available for the Sacrament of Penance, Dominic heared the confessions of the faithful diligently, he devoted himself with all his strength to evangelize. Equipped with all the gifts of prophecy and searching of hearts, would have worked wonders in life, died Feb. 25, 1828, in his house. His humble devotion to the Church and his parishioners led all who knew him to consider him a model for priests, and a saint even in life.

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