How Mercy Transformed a Murderer

"Maria's forgiveness saved me." ~Alessandro Serenelli (St. Maria Goretti's murderer)

Exorcist Fr. Carlos Martins has experienced the powerful supernatural help of Serenelli during exorcisms.

According to Fr. Martins, "Demons often voice their hatred of Alessandro Serenelli. He's the failed demonic project, who had been a murderer, lived a wretched life, and who had taken away the life of this 11-year-old little girl — but then who received her forgiveness, made his peace with God, then lived a very holy life."

While St. Maria Goretti is widely known as the little martyr of purity, her other title, no less important, is "the little saint of great mercy." 

It was her remarkable mercy, shown to a hardened, cruel, unrepentant murderer in prison, that entirely transformed him.

Not just that. The amazing mercy shown by Maria's mother — whose life had been destroyed by Alessandro's crime of passion, not just in her daughter's brutal death but also because she lost her five other children through poverty afterwards — is astounding. 

Every aspect of this story is incredible, showcasing miracle upon miracle of God's grace and mercy.

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