Maria Goretti: Episode Five
The Saints
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4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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🗺️ Maria Goretti - Episode Five: The Penitent
As their interview comes to a close, Father Giovanni realizes the supernatural effects Maria's act of mercy has had in Alessandro's life, on her family, and all of Italy...
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Saint Maria Goretti’s heroic witness of purity and forgiveness make her one of the Church’s most beloved saints. However, it was not the manner of her death that led to her canonization, but her exemplary life of holiness, caring for her family in an environment of extreme poverty and placing Jesus first in her life. Her willingness to forgive her murderer and desire to help him get to Heaven show her total trust in God’s love.
This series contains moments of extreme intensity. There are references throughout to Alessandro’s ‘terrible crime.’ The moments leading up to his attempted assault and Maria’s murder are portrayed. While the violent event itself is not portrayed, later dialogue references the number of times that Maria was stabbed, and the amount of bleeding she suffered. Doctors tell Maria’s mother that they will have to operate on her without anesthetic. In the courtroom, a lawyer tells the judge that Alessandro killed Maria ‘when she denied his advances.’ Alessandro screams and lunges at a priest who comes to visit him while he is in prison.
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| 0:00.0 | The story of St. Maria Goretty includes mature themes. |
| 0:03.0 | If you're listening with younger ears, you may want to screen these episodes first. |
| 0:07.3 | Thank you for listening. |
| 0:10.3 | Italy, 1940. |
| 0:13.3 | As their interview comes to a close, Father Giovanni realizes the supernatural effects Maria's |
| 0:19.7 | act of mercy has had in Alessandro's life, on her family, |
| 0:23.6 | and all of Italy. |
| 0:29.6 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage |
| 0:35.6 | Maria Guretti. |
| 0:40.8 | Episode 5, The Penitent. |
| 0:46.2 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
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| 1:07.0 | Little Maria was really my light. |
| 1:10.6 | My protectress. |
| 1:13.2 | With her help, I behaved well during the remaining years in prison. |
| 1:18.2 | I was released three years early for good behavior. |
| 1:22.0 | Early release is unprecedented. |
| 1:24.9 | Maria interceded for me. |
| 1:27.3 | What was your re-entry into society like? Painful. I moved to Tourette and live with my brother Pietro and his family. I struggled to find a job. Everyone knew me as the monster who had killed this saintly little girl. |
| 2:04.1 | Alessandro Sedanelli, you are being released three years early due to good behavior after 27 years in prison. |
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