UPDATE ON NEW BLESSED- FROM THE ROMAGNA

Also beatified in September was BENEDETTA BIANCHI PORRO  (see Blog  7/20/18). She was born in 1936 in the Romagna- the origins of our new puppy, "Winnie". She pursued a medical career and was perceived to be a brilliant student, but the aggressive progression of her illness (polio)  forced her to abandon all hopes for a medical career. She instead devoted herself to surgeries for her own health but failed to cure her ailments; instead her health took on a rapid decline. 

Benedetta bore supreme witness to the suffering of the risen Christ.

To everyone who came in contact with her she communicated hope. Her faith worked wonders. Benedetta's earthly life came to an end on the 23rd of January 1964 at Sirmione. At the moment of her death a white rose bloomed in the garden beneath her window.