Blessed Bartolo Longo, pray for us
Laura DeMaria
This morning I had the pleasure of appearing once again on Morning Air on Relevant Radio to discuss how some people start out really, really bad - like satanic bad - and turn it around in time to become a saint. That’s right, we discussed Blessed Bartolo Longo, the Italian atheist/revolutionary possessed by demons who then realized the errors of his ways (due to lots of prayers by those around him) and spent the rest of his life in charitable works, devoted to Mary. You can listen to the interview here, starting at 19:18.
His story is hard, because it’s so relatable. How many people choose the wrong path, because of grief or disappointment, or something similar? What strikes me about Bartolo is that he eventually chose correctly. And isn’t that all life is? A series of choices? And we must use our own moral judgement, and ask God for guidance, to make it through.
He will be canonized October 19. Blessed Bartolo Longo, pray for us!