Blessed Bartolo Longo: The Ex-Satanist On the Path to Sainthood Comments
He consecrated the world, entrusting it to Mary's hands, offering the Blessed Virgin a golden rose. In his homily, Benedict XVI likened Bartolo Longo to St Paul of Tarsus, who also initially persecuted the Church, described Bartolo as being "militantly anticlerical and engaging in spiritualist and superstitious practices". Continue Reading
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I READ THE STORY OF BLESSED BARTOLO ONCE BEFORE WHEN I WAS IN LIVING IN A MONASTERY IN SPAIN. NOW THAT I AM BACK WORKING FOR THE GOOD LORD IN WORLD, i HAVE JUST BEING GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT HIS SHRINE NEXT MONTH. What a truly inspiring story of how true devotion to our blessed mother can lead to one life like Bartolo being totally transformed to service for her son.
Thank you for this wonderful article! I've been looking for more information on Bl. Bartholomew's life for about a year, and this article really helps as I am working to promote devotion to Bl. Bartholomew and promote him for sainthood. I love his life story, proving that there is no point at which we are too far gone for Christ to bring us back!
Blessed Bartholomew Longo, pray for us!
Great story
Blessed Bartolo Longo, pray for us.
Amen. There is hope today. I pray were all work toward sainthood someday.
St Rose of Lima, perhaps. God bless you. May she pray for you and me. Amen.
I first heard about this story from the book Exorcisms and the Church Militant. Awesome story!
Thank you for the article.
This story is wonderfully encouraging and also inspiring.May the Blessed Bartolo's story inspire other satanists to retrace their steps to God and more easily through Mary.
Wow, what an inspiration. I pray that the secular world will become more faithful again and turn their back on the Devil and embrace the Catholic Church once again.