Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

This afternoon, WYD pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Seattle gathered together with Archbishop Sartain for a time of prayer and reflection on Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Archbishop shared with us a wonderful history of Pier Giorgio's brief life on earth and his personal devotion to Pier Giorgio since he was in seminary in Rome. It was a great testimony to a modern figure (on his way to sainthood) and an example of living our lives of faith in service to others.


The highlight of the gathering was the presence of Pier Giorgio's niece, Wanda Gawronska. She even brought with her a relic, Pier Giorgio's hiking pick axe. It was great to actually meet a family member of Blessed Pier Giorgio. For some of us, that was the second encounter of a relative of a Saint during our pilgrimage (the first happened in Fatima in meeting relatives of Lucia).


For more information on Blessed Pier, go here http://www.frassatiusa.org/

We actually held Pier Giorgio's pick axe today!