St. Joseph Marello Life

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The Pearl of a BishopA Father of the Poor

The Apostle to the Youth

ST. JOSEPH MARELLO


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The

Seed

of

Sanctity


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1844 DECEMBER 26Born in Turin, Italyand baptized onthe same day in theChurch of Corpus Christi


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1848

His mother

Anna

Maria

Vialedies.


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1852His fatherVincenzotakes

him toSan Martino Alfieri,his native town nearAsti.


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An

exemplar

child,Joseph

has great

love to

Mary and

theEucharist.


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Joseph

finds time to

teachhis

fellow childrenaboutGod

andhelpsthose in need


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1856 His father

takesjoseph on

apilgrimage to

the Shrine of

Our Lady

of Mercy

in Savona, where he decides to become

apriest.


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1862Leaves theSeminary at the

request of his

father who wantshim to pursue a

businessmans

career.


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1863 December. Falls

seriously ill of

typhoid fever, sees

visions of a cassock

before him and tells

his fatherthat the

Blessed Mother

wants him to be a

priest.


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Returns tothe seminaryand receivesthe clericalhabit for thesecond time.

1864 January 9.


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Ordained to the Holy

priesthood in the Cathedral of

Asti.

1869 September20. First Mass in the

Parish of San Martino Alfieri.

1869 September 19.


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1869 December 8.As secretary to

Bishop Carlo

Savio of Asti.

Dreams to become a

monk, but the bishop

disapproves.


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Seeing the pitiful plightof the youth because ofthe low moral standards,he made a crucialdecision. . .

8 8 M h


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1878 March 14.

Hefounded the Oblates of

St. Joseph (OSJ) withfourmembers in a large rented

room in the Michelerio

Institute in Asti.


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1883Purchases the former

monastery ofSanta Chiarawherehe gathered and taught thelost

youthaboutChrist


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Named Bishop ofAcqui by Pope

Leo XIII who willcall him later a

gem among

bishops.

1888 November 23.


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1889 February 17. ConsecratedBishop by Rafaelle Cardinal

Monaco La Valleta in theCapuchin Church of theImmaculate Conception in

Rome.


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He visited almost all theparishes in his diocese. Hisflock looks upon him as aholy shepherd.


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1895 May 25. Though in

poor health, he traveled

to Savona to preside at3rd Centennial of the

death of St. Philip Neri.

He fainted during theMass.


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1895 May 30.

Dies ofcerebral hemorrhage in the episcopal

residenceof the Bishop of Savona

at 6:30PM.


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Miraclesobtained through the

intercession of St. Joseph Marello

leading to hisbeatification andcanonization.

MIRACLE FOR


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AldoFalconeti of

Italy washealed

ofMeningitis

MIRACLE FOR

BEATIFICATION

Joseph was beatified onSeptember 26, 1993.


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MIRACLE FOR

CANONIZATIO

Alfredo &

Isila Chavezde Leonof Peru werecured ofbroncho-

pulmonitis

Joseph was canonizedon November 25, 2001.


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THE PRESENCE OF

OBLATES OF ST. JOSEPHIN THE WORLD


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PHILIPPINES

1915

BRAZIL

1919

USA

1929

PERU

BOLIVIA

1948

MEXICO

1951

POLAND

1981

INDIA

1981

NIGERIA

1990

SLOVACHIA

1996

CHILE

1997

ROMANIA

1998


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