Maria - find it in your heart to forgive
At just 11 years of age, Maria Goretti fought off her rapist, and died of stab wounds shortly afterwards. What makes her story so impressive is that she died forgiving her attacker. He later dreamed of her and awoke a new man. On his release from prison, he sought Maria's mother's forgiveness and became a lay brother for the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
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