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Saint Gemma vs. the Temptation to Worldliness

It is striking, when reading about the saints in their own words, just how terrible an opinion they hold of themselves. But it makes sense: as sanctity grows, so too does the awareness of one’s own sinfulness. St. Gemma Galgani was a mystic visionary who died at the age of 25 in 1903. Her intimate […]

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St. Gemma Galgani & Her Friendship With Her Guardian Angel

St. Gemma Galgani & Her Friendship With Her Guardian AngelAngels are messengers between God and men. But sometimes they are also messengers of their protégés. St. Gemma Galgani, a young Italian woman who was born in 1878, began seeing her guardian angel when she was seventeen. The first meeting took place when Gemma was getting ready to go out. She was joyfully thinking about […]

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