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| Evviva Sant'Angelo d'Acri |
Pope Francis declared 35 new saints Sunday, October 15 at a Canonization Mass in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square. Among them was Fr. Angelo d’Acri (1669-1739) a Capuchin priest, itinerant preacher and patron of Acri in Cosenza, Calabria.
To commemorate the occasion, I'm posting a prayer to Saint Angelo of Acri. The accompanying photo was taken during the 2015 Feast at Most Precious Blood Church (113 Baxter Street), the national shrine of San Gennaro, located in New York City's historic Little Italy.
The 2017 Feast of San Angelo d’Acri will be celebrated on Sunday, October 29th at 12 Noon at Most Precious Blood Church.
A Prayer to St. Angelo da Acri
O God, you gave to your priest Saint Angelo the grace to call sinners to penance through his words and miracles, grant through his intercession, that we may be sorry for our sins, and gain eternal life. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen
