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Read about the brave heroism of young Maria Goretti: Her virtuous life that led to her courageous death, her family’s terrible poverty, her first Holy Communion, her maturity and responsibility, her forgiveness of her murderer–and her elevation to sainthood in the presence of her own mother!

A contemporary classic in the making, young people are especially affected by this memorable narrative in St. Maria Goretti: In Garments All Red. However, this is truly a book for all ages, because anyone will be inspired by this little girl’s unshakable purity and mercy, even in the face of brutal violence.

The book also includes a compelling collection of portraits and photographs, with a novena and additional prayers to instill further devotion to Maria.

Popular with children and mothers alike–a child martyr, who was officially declared a saint before her mother’s very eyes! Reading age: 10 and up