Maria Goretti: Episode One
The Saints
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🗓️ 1 September 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Italy, 1940. The memory of a murdered child has gripped the country for decades, causing a stir of devotion to her across the entire country. Now, a special investigator has been sent from Rome to discover the truth of her story. He begins with her family, but is soon sent to an unlikely witness: the man who murdered her. This is the story of Maria Goretti.
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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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Transcript
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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. |
| 0:10.6 | Italy, 1940. |
| 0:13.5 | The memory of a murdered child has gripped the country for decades, causing a stir of devotion |
| 0:19.1 | to her across the entire country. |
| 0:21.7 | Now, a special investigator has been sent from Rome to discover the truth of her story. |
| 0:27.3 | He begins with her family, but is soon sent to an unlikely witness, the man who murdered |
| 0:33.6 | her. |
| 0:35.7 | This is the story of Maria Goretty. |
| 0:40.4 | The Saints. |
| 0:42.3 | Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:45.3 | Maria Goretty. |
| 0:47.1 | Episode one, The Witness. |
| 0:50.5 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the saintspodcast.com. |
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| 1:19.4 | This is Via Borgo, but where is number 34? |
| 1:24.3 | Excuse me, Father. |
| 1:25.4 | Are you looking for number 34? |
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