Maria Goretti: Episode Four
The Saints
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4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Maria's holiness in radically forgiving Alessandro gives Father Giovanni the evidence he needs. But how can he make sense of a vicious murderer's conversion and transformation into a gentle man of faith?
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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. If you're listening with younger ears, |
| 0:04.6 | you may want to screen these episodes first. Thank you for listening. |
| 0:09.7 | Italy, 1940. Maria's holiness in radically forgiving Alessandro gives Father Giovanni the evidence |
| 0:18.6 | he needs. But now, how can he make sense of a vicious murderer's conversion and his transformation into a gentle man of faith? The Saints Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:39.7 | Maria Goretty. |
| 0:41.7 | Episode 4. |
| 0:43.2 | The Angel. |
| 0:44.9 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the Saintspodcast.com. |
| 0:51.0 | Sponsored by Colby Academy. |
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| 1:02.8 | The Saints Podcast.com slash Colby. |
| 1:05.6 | Music Order, order in the court. |
| 1:20.6 | We are here today to hear the case of Alessandro Serenelli, accused of murder. Your Excellency and esteemed members of the jury, |
| 1:32.5 | we are here to examine the actions of Alessandro Serenelli, who, on July 5th, attacked the 11-year-old |
| 1:40.7 | Maria Goretti and brutally murdered her when she denied his advances. |
| 1:45.6 | I'm innocent! I have read the report of the investigation. The case is clear. I advise the |
| 1:53.2 | court to conclude this affair with dispatch. You can't prove it was me. You can't. Proceed, |
| 1:59.5 | prosecutor. Gratzie, excellency. |
| 2:02.5 | I'd like to call my first witness to the stand, |
| 2:05.9 | Senora Asunta Goretti, the mother of the deceased. |
| 2:10.5 | I can do it. |
| 2:12.2 | Teresa, take me home. |
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