St. Vincent Pallotti
Posted on February 9, 2019 by admin No comments
Born: 21 April 1795 Rome, Papal States
Died: 22 January 1850 (aged 54) Rome, Papal States
Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified: January 22, 1950 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized: January 20, 1963, Rome by Pope John XXIII
Feast: January 22
Saint Vincent Pallotti (21 April 1795 – 22 January 1850) was an Italian ecclesiastic and a saint. Born in Rome, he was the founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate later to be known as the “Pious Society of Missions” (the Pallottines). The original name was restored in 1947. He is buried in the church of San Salvatore in Onda. He is considered the forerunner of Catholic Action. His feast day is January 22.
Biography
Vincent Pallotti was born in Rome on April 21, 1795, to Pietro and Magdalena De Rossi Pallotti. He was descended from the noble families of the Pallotti of Norcia and the De Rossi of Rome. His early studies were made at the Pious Schools of San Pantaleone, and from there he passed to the Roman College. At the age of sixteen, he resolved to become a priest, and was ordained on May 16, 1818. Shortly thereafter he earned a doctorate in theology. Pallotti is described as small of stature, slight of built, with big blue eyes and penetrating glance.
He was given an assistant professorship at the Sapienza University but resigned it soon after to devote himself to pastoral work. Pallotti worked selflessly looking after the poor in the urban areas of the city for most of his life. He organized schools for shoemakers, tailors, coachmen, carpenters, and gardeners so that they could better work at their trade, as well as evening classes for young farmers and unskilled workers. He soon became known as a “second St. Philip Neri”. He once dressed up as an old woman to hear the confession of a man who threatened “to kill the first priest who came through the door”.
Veneration
He was proclaimed blessed by Pope Pius XII on January 22, 1950. He was canonized in 1963 by Pope John XXIII. On April 6, 1963, he was named principal patron of the Pontifical Missionary Union of Clergy.
When Pallotti’s body was exhumed in 1906 and 1950, examiners found his body to be incorrupt, a sign of holiness in the tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. His body is enshrined in the church of San Salvatore in Onda, in Rome, where it can be seen.
Prayer to St. Vincent Pallotti
Saint Vincent Pallotti, you were moulded by God, the infinite love. You answered God’s call to serve Him. You were there for those seeking counsel,
for the sick, for the youth and the aging, for the rich and the poor, for people of any profession and walk of life. All were important to you. You wanted to inspire each and every one for the Kingdom of God, reminding people of their duty to be apostles and preparing them for this work.
Now I call upon you to intercede for me. Help me to pray. Help me to pray only for what I truly need, what I can truly use, what is for my salvation and the honour of God. You received many graces and gifts from God. You always thanked God beforehand, as if your prayer had already been answered.
I ask you to submit my petitions to God. Be my helper as I place this prayer before God the Father, through Jesus Christ. Do not leave me without your help. Bless me. Show me the way to Christ. Through the Spirit, lead me to the Father. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer to St. Vincent Pallotti
Jesus in the Eucharist Our God and our King. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Creator and Redeemer. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Physican and our Medicine. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Food and our Grace. Jesus in the Eucharist Our Greatest Good and Happiness. Jesus in the Eucharist Infinitely loving and worthy of love. Jesus in the Eucharist You are the greatest and most holy of our mysteries. Amen.
Novena to St. Vincent Pallotti
St. Vincent Pallotti, you were formed and called by God, the Infinite Love. You answered God’s call to serve.You were there:for those seeking forgiveness and counsel,for the sick,for the youth and the aging,for the rich and the poor,for the people of every profession and walk of life.
Every person is important to you.You inspire us to seek God in all things, Reminding us of our call to be apostles. In the Church and in the world.
Now we call upon you to intercede for us.Help us to pray. Help us to pray only for what we truly need;Help us to grow in holiness, to live for the honour of God and for the salvation of our neighbour. You received many graces from God and we ask you to bless us now by presenting our petitions to God (Pause to mention your intentions)
With you we give thanks to God as if He had already granted us what we have asked in the name of Jesus who lives and reigns with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen!
St. Vincent Pallotti, pray for us Our Lady Queen of Apostles, pray for us Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory be…