2023-10-06 02:00:00
By Central Editorial
October 6, 2023 / 12:01 AM
Every October 6 the Church remembers Blessed Bartolo Longo (1841-1926), Italian layman and lawyer, founder of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeii (Italy). Fervent catechist and man dedicated to assisting those most in need, recognized as one of the greatest disseminators of the devotion of the Holy Rosary in the 20th century.
In his youth, Bartolo became involved with the world of militant atheism, beginning a downward spiral that would lead him to spiritualism, infected by the anti-Christian fashions of his time. He remained living like this until he finally let God touch his heart, returning to the Christian faith definitively.
In his conversion process, the Virgin Mary played a very important role, to the point that She would become the inspiration of his life. Not by chance, Bartolo was called “the man of the Virgin” by Pope Saint John Paul II.
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