03/13/2026
Good evening, prayer warriors. Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Luigi Orione! Please pray for:
**Clare and her family
**Sandy who is in her final days
**Erica who is critically ill
**Deirdre
**Ava awaiting CT scans
**Karli with 3 herniated discs
**Glenn with cancer
**Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye who was kidnapped in Nigeria to be returned safe
**Angela with renal cancer
**Mike recovering from multiple surgeries
**Connie recovering from mouth cancer surgery and for Dave who is taking care of her
**US economy and the unemployed
**Mariella Gasparini with breast cancer
**Former President Joe Biden who has stage 4 prostate cancer
**Billy Joel suffering from a brain disorder
**Mandi with multiple myeloma and leukemia awaiting a T cell transplant
**Emily with throat cancer
**Laura whose eyesight is failing
**Tiffany and her family
**Billie with multiple myeloma
**Stephanie with recurring pleomorphic adenoma
**Jane
**Paul to find work in his field
**McKenzie and her parents
**Rose who has multiple medical problems
**Deion Sanders with bladder cancer
**Ruth Ann recovering from surgery
**For Cile, the last missing camper from Mystic, to be found
**Jim
**Repose of the souls of Jodie and Lexie Owens and for their families. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace 🙏💔✝️
Saint Luigi Orione
Also known as
Aloysius Orione
Profile
Joined the Franciscans at Voghera, Italy as a young man, but developed severe health problems and returned to his family. Studied under Saint John Bosco at Turin, Italy, was present at Saint John's death, and was cured of his illness during Saint John's funeral.
Studied at the seminary in Tortona, Italy. While still a layman and student, he opened San Luigi House at San Bernardino in 1893, a home for the poor, homeless and abandoned. Ordained on 13 April 1895.
Founded the Hermits of Divine Providence congregation, the Ladies of Divine Providence, and an orphanage in Rome, Italy in 1899. Under the patronage of Pope Saint Pius X, he founded the Little Missionaries of Charity. Constructed the Marian shrine at Tortona, a site that became a rallying point for people during times of political unrest. To administer the houses of his congregations, Luigi travelled the world, visiting houses in Wales, Brazil, the United States, and throughout Italy.
Born
23 June 1872 at Pontecurone, Allessandria, Italy
Died
• 12 March 1940 at San Remo, Imperia, Italy from heart disease
• body found intact when exhumed in 1965
• interred at the shrine of Our Lady of Safe Keeping, Tortona, Italy
Canonized
16 May 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Readings
Engage always in good works to everyone but never do harm to anybody. - Saint Luigi's life motto
Without Prayer nothing good is done. God's works are done with our hands joined, and on our knees. Even when we run, we must remain spiritually kneeling before Him. - Saint Luigi
Saint Luigi Orione, pray for us!
