Today is the memorial of St. Agatha. As a young girl, Agatha dedicated herself to God. At a time in the early Church, when many people did not like Christians, she was killed for being a good Catholic. She lived in Sicily, Italy and after her martyrdom, was buried near a local church.
About a year after her death, a miracle was reported due to her prayers from heaven. As a young girl she used to wear a veil. After her death, people would go to the church to see her veil, which was kept in the church.
A nearby Volcano began to erupt causing red hot lava to flow. The lava headed toward the city and threatened to destroy all the homes by fire. The people believed Agatha was a saint and was in heaven with Jesus. So they took her veil and marched in procession toward the lava. They held the veil near the lava and a miracle happened. The lava suddenly stopped flowing and the city was saved. The people believed it was a miracle and understood it was because Agatha, asked Jesus in heaven to spare the city.
Today, pray to St. Agatha, whose name means “good” and ask her to help you to be good everyday.
Today, is also the first Saturday of the month. May we offer our Holy Communion in reparation for sins committed against Mary’s Immaculate Heart and console Her by meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary for 15 minutes.
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