The secret of happiness?
Live moment by moment and THANK GOD for what He is sending us every day in His goodness!
-St. Gianna Beretta MollaRejoice in the goodness of life as you reflect for a moment today, the Feast Day of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla (1922-1962). She was a wife, mom, pediatrician, and faithful to God and His Church. She is well-known for her heroic virtue, care for human life, and dedication to her family.
She is the patron saint of mothers, physicians, and unborn children. Gianna is particularly remembered for her selfless decision to prioritize the life of her unborn child over her own during a critical health crisis. As a physician, she understood the risks involved but chose to sacrifice her life for the sake of her child, exemplifying profound love and commitment to family.
She was canonized by Pope John Paul II on May 16, 2004.Her wisdom in her own words:
“Look at the mothers who truly love their children: how many sacrifices they make for them. They are ready for everything, even to give their own blood so that their babies grow up good, healthy and strong”.
Her prayer to Mary:
“0 Mary, into your maternal hands I place myself and I abandon myself completely, sure of obtaining whatever I ask of you. I trust in you because you are the sweet Mother, I confide in you because you are the Mother of Jesus. In this trust I place myself, sure of being heard in everything; with this trust in my heart I greet you “my Mother, my trust”, I devote myself entirely to you, begging you to remember that I am yours, that I belong to you; keep me and defend me, 0 sweet Mary, and in every instant of my life, present me to your Son, Jesus”.
