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| San Pompilio Maria Pirrotti, ora pro nobis |
Itinerant missionary throughout the Kingdom of Naples, he quickly acquired a reputation for holiness and earned the title “Apostle of Abruzzo” for the extraordinary work he accomplished in the region.
Slandered and denounced by a group of jealous clergymen, San Pompilio had his faculties of confession temporarily revoked and was exiled from Naples by King Carlo VII. His popularity with the populous proved too great and he was recalled by the King.
Returning to Southern Italy, San Pompilio founded the brotherhood of devotees in Montecalvo and worked tirelessly spreading the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to the Blessed Mother, whom he affectionately called “la Mamma Bella.”
In celebration, we’re posting a prayer to San Pompilio in Italian. Evviva San Pompilio Maria Pirrotti!
Preghiera a San Pompilio
O Dio, Tu hai voluto che San Pompilio Maria si facesse tutto a tutti nell’educazione della gioventù e nella predicazione del Vangelo ai poveri: concedi anche a noi, per Sua intercessione, di imitare Cristo, maestro buono, per essere accolti, con i piccoli e i poveri in spirito, nella gloria eterna del Tuo Regno. Per Cristo nostro Signore. Amen.