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My Catholic Family

Episode 10Pier Giorgio Frassati

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)%e*' +uh,,

-homas' )%e*. hats the matter)%e*' m rea%%y mad,

-homas' 3hy4

)%e*' do&t a&t to be a priest

"-homas a&d +e%e& %augh#

-homas' ou do&t have to become a priest. )%e*

)%e*' )&d do&t a&t to be a mo&6 either,

-homas' 3hys this botheri&g you4

)%e*' Fr $ichae% to%d us that e have to be sai&ts -hats hat Goda&ts us to do. is&t it4

-homas' es. thats right

)%e*' )&d %ots of the sai&ts have bee& priests or re%igious sisters orbrothers. %i6e the Cur7 of )rs. or 8t -eresa ou 6&o hat mea&4

-homas' ou do&t have to have a re%igious vocatio& to be a sai&t

)%e*' 9ea%%y4

-homas' ) married perso& ca& be a sai&t. so ca& a %ay perso&


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+e%e&' es -he ma:ority of peop%e ho ma6e up the church are %aypeop%e. a&d they are ca%%ed to be sai&ts. :ust %i6e priests a&d members ofre%igious orders

)%e*' s that true4

-homas' ;f course m goi&g to te%% you the story of Pier Giorgio

)%e*' 3as he a priest4

-homas'


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Priest' -hats a good idea oure a %ay perso& a&d you ca& dedicate your%ife to po%itics ca&t do that For the time bei&g. you ca& :oi& the 8ocietyof 8t Ai&ce&t de Pau%. to or6 ith the poor " #

$other' $y dear. youre &ot readi&g your &espaper oure orriedabout Pier Giorgio. &o. are&t you4

Father' es am

$other' oure thi&6i&g that ever si&ce he started goi&g to the @esuitco%%ege. hes spe&t his ho%e time prayi&g a&d doi&g charity or6

Father' es$other' )&d &o hes :oi&ed the 8ociety of 8t Ai&ce&t de Pau% to spe&dmore time visiti&g the poor a&d the sic6

Father' -hats right, &eed him at the &espaper to ta6e over after mef he decides to become a priest. ho i%% ta6e my p%ace4

$other' ts a%% right +es &ever ta%6ed about becomi&g a priest

Father' 6&o )&d for the mome&t. m &ot orried But a%% thisprayi&g. a%% this cari&g for the sic6a&yay. it ou%d&t surprise me ifo&e day he ere to come i& here a&d say. =$other. Father. ve decided to

become a priest,?

Frie&d 1' -his bo* is the %ast o&e thi&6 that shou%d be e&ough fortodays de%iveries

Pier Giorgio' ts &ever e&ough -here are ma&y peop%e i& &eed out there

ho ere &ot reachi&g

Frie&d 1' 3e do hat e ca&

Pier Giorgio' 6&o But eve& so. its &ot e&ough 3e have to putpressure o& the gover&me&t to he%p peop%e ho ca&t or6

Frie&d 2' oure getti&g i&vo%ved i& po%itics4

Pier Giorgio' m p%a&&i&g to ts the best ay to reach more peop%e


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-homas ";8#' ;fte& Pier Giorgio e&t to visit the poor a&d the sic6 i&secret. so that his pare&ts ou%d &ot fi&d out

-homas' +e a&ted to e&d poverty everyhere i& the or%d +e did&t

a&t a&yo&e to go hu&gry

8ara' -hats rea%%y amai&g

+e%e&' es. Pier Giorgio did everythi&g he cou%d to ma6e the %ives ofpoor peop%e better +e gave them food a&d medici&es. but the mostimporta&t thi&g he gave as his time

-homas' )%though he sti%% had time to go to the ci&ema a&d the theater

$ost of a%%. he a&d his frie&ds %oved to go a%6i&g i& the mou&tai&s)%e*' 3a%6i&g, :ust remembered ( m goi&g a%6i&g ith the churcho& a parish trip, %% go get my bac6pac6 ready

8ara' $e too " #

)%e*' s it a %o&g ay. Fr $ichae%4

Fr $ichae%' )re you tired4

)%e*' ) %itt%e

8ergio' $e too

Fr $ichae%' Aery e%% 3e%% stop here to have a rest a&d somethi&g todri&6

Fr $ichae%' ou 6&o. this remi&ds me of Pier Giorgio +e %oved

c%imbi&g mou&tai&s

)%e*' 6&o $y dad to%d me

Fr $ichae%' )&d thi&6 that c%imbi&g this mou&tai& is %i6e bei&g a sai&tou see. ho%i&ess is a goa% that e have to reach duri&g our %ifetime 3ea%% have to be sai&ts

)%e*' $y father says that you do&t have to be a priest to be a sai&t

"Fr $ichae% %aughs#


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Fr $ichae%' ;f course &ot $a&y %ay peop%e have become sai&ts & fact.bei&g a sai&t mea&s goi&g to +eave&. a&d do you 6&o ho ma&y peop%ethere are i& +eave&4

8ara' -o&s a&d to&s4

Fr $ichae%' ;f course )&d they a%% became sai&ts because they a%%reached their goa%

8ara' 3o

Fr $ichae%' -he %ife of a sai&t is simi%ar to c%imbi&g a mou&tai& %i6e this

o&e 8ometimes you get tired)%e*' )&d you have to stop a&d have a rest

Fr $ichae%' es. a&d dri&6 a %itt%e ater -hose are the 8acrame&ts " #-he 8acrame&ts are there to give us the stre&gth to 6eep o& %ivi&g a %ife ofho%i&ess God gives us +is Grace. that is. +is >ife. through the8acrame&ts

8ara' >oo6, 3hat a beautifu% vie, " #

Fr $ichae%' es. its a o&derfu% vie -his a%so happe&s as e becomesai&ts 3e see %ife as somethi&g o&derfu%

8ara' Do sai&ts see %ife as somethi&g this beautifu%4

Fr $ichae%' ;f course )s you become more sai&t%y. you get c%oser toGod. a&d you see %ife. the or%d a&d other peop%e as God sees them-hats o&derfu%

)%e*' s that hat happe&ed to Pier Giorgio4

Fr $ichae%' es. Pier Giorgio sa God i& everyo&e ho as poor a&d i&&eed +e a&ted to so%ve the prob%em of poverty. so he became a memberof the Peop%es Party. to he%p cha&ge society " #

Pier Giorgio' Charity is &ot e&ough. e &eed socia% reform

$a&' Brave ords. Pier Giorgio admire your courage. but hat ca& edo4


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Pier Giorgio' -hi&6 about the peop%e i& &eed 3or6 to get the state to he%pthem " # 3here do our ta*es go4 -he state is respo&sib%e foradmi&isteri&g this mo&ey to stop poverty,,

$a& 2' ts true -he state has to he%p peop%e ho are goi&g hu&gry,

$a& ' $ore socia% services,

Pier Giorgio' 3e a&t the gover&me&t to respect the poorest citie&s,,-hose ho are most i& &eed have a right to %ive ith dig&ity,

Crod' eah, +es right, "cheeri&g#

)%e*' Pier Giorgio as rea%%y brave,

Fr $ichae%' es. he as %i6e a hurrica&e

)%e*' ou 6&o hat4 a&t to sig& up to visit poor peop%e ith thechurch

Fr $ichae%' thi&6 thats a great idea %% see you &e*t 8aturday

8ergio' ;& 8aturday4

Fr $ichae%' es. the church visits poor fami%ies o& 8aturdays

8ergio' +ey. my dad said he ou%d ta6e us to the simmi&g poo% o&8aturdays oure go&&a miss out

)%e*' ;h &o, oure right,

Fr $ichae%' s somethi&g ro&g4

)%e*' 3e%%. you see m thi&6i&g maybe %% sig& up after the summer

Fr $ichae%' -hats fi&e. you ca& come he&ever you %i6e " # Great, 3efi&a%%y made it

8ara' 3o. ere so high up, >oo6, ou ca& see the ho%e va%%ey fromhere, " #

)%e*' eah. its i&credib%e,


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8ergio' ts %i6e %oo6i&g do& from +eave&

Fr $ichae%' ou see. it as orth the effort. as&t it4 Getti&g to the top

is %i6e getti&g to +eave& ts orth a%% the hard or6 e do. throughoutour %ives. to be good Catho%ics

)%e*' Does everythi&g %oo6 this beautifu% from +eave&4

Fr $ichae%' Eve& more so,

)%e*' 3o,

Fr $ichae%' +eave& is such a great reard that e ca&t begi& to imagi&eit 3e%% get there ith the grace of God. a&d by doi&g good or6s

)%e*' Doi&g good or6s4

Fr $ichae%' -hats right God a%ays he%ps us. but e have to ma6e a&effort ourse%ves. a&d c%imb the mou&tai&. do&t you thi&64

)%e*' es. guess so

Fr $ichae%' Pier Giorgio dedicated his %ife to the poorest of the poor ;&eof them as ca%%ed Co&verso a&d Pier Giorgio too6 him c%othes a&dmedici&es

Pier Giorgio' Ca& come i&4

Fr $ichae% ";8#' Co&verso as very sic6 +e cou%d hard%y move PierGiorgio he%ped him ash. a&d coo6ed for him he&ever he cou%d +ea%so gave him the i&:ectio&s he &eeded to get e%% agai& )&d he& he

had fi&ished. they ou%d say the 9osary together

Pier Giorgio' =+ai% $ary. Fu%% of Grace. the >ord is ith thee B%essedart thou amo&g ome&. a&d b%essed is the fruit of your omb. @esus?

Co&verso' =+o%y $ary. $other of God. pray for us si&&ers &o a&d atthe hour of our death )me&? -ha&6 you. Pier Giorgio -ha&6 you somuch +o ca& ever repay you for hat youve do&e for me4

Pier Giorgio' Pray for me. Co&verso -hats the best payme&t you cou%dever give me


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Co&verso' a%ready do that. my so& ve do&e that si&ce met you

Pier Giorgio' -ha&6 you. Co&verso oure a great he%p to me

Co&verso' 3hat do you mea&4 +e%p you4

Pier Giorgio' es. m serious

Co&verso' ou 6&o. every day offer my i%%&ess up to @esus a&d :oi&my sufferi&g to his sufferi&g o& the cross ou taught me to do that

Pier Giorgio' oure doi&g the right thi&g 8ufferi&g is a great treasure t

bri&gs us c%oser to GodCo&verso' $ay God b%ess you. my boy $ay God b%ess you " #

Fr $ichae% ";8#' 3e%% get to +eave& ith Gods grace a&d by doi&ggood or6s hich ref%ect +is %ife i& us )%% the efforts e ma6e i& our%ives are orthhi%e " #

-homas' )re you sti%% aa6e4

)%e*' Dad. do you have to ma6e a big effort to be a sai&t4

-homas' 3e%%. yes 8ometimes e do

)%e*' Do you thi&6 there are poor peop%e i& the city ho &eed me4

-homas' 3e%%. do&t 6&o Peop%e ho %ive o& their o& are a%aysgratefu% to have a visitor. somebody ho rea%%y cares about them

)%e*' 9ight

-homas' Good&ight. )%e*

)%e*' Good&ight. Dad " #

-homas' $or&i&g, 3hat is it4

)%e*' do&t 6&o hat to do ou see. Pier Giorgio dedicated his %ife to

the poor. a&d a&t to be %i6e him


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$other' -hat boy orries me

Father' 3he& e get bac6 after the vacatio&. %% ta%6 to him &eed him

to start or6 at the &espaper

)%e*' -hats hat Pier Giorgio did4 " #

Frie&d 1' 8ha%% e have a rest4

Pier Giorgio' ;6ay " #

Frie&d 1' +ere. have a dri&6

Pier Giorgio' ord. a&t to dedicate my %ife to the service of those hoare most i& &eed Gra&t me our Grace. to he%p me see our face i& theface of every o&e of our chi%dre& ho is sic6 " #

Pier Giorgio' ;ur stre&gth is i& @esus i& the B%essed 8acrame&t

Frie&d 1' )re you ta%6i&g about prayer4

Pier Giorgio' Prayer a&d the 8acrame&ts -hats hat ma6es us differe&tto other po%iticia&s 3e Catho%ics are doi&g this because e %ove GodBecause e see God i& the poorest of the poor " #

)%e*' Ca& come i&4

Fr $ichae%' ;f course. come i& )%e*


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)%e*' Fr $ichae%. decided to sig& up to visit the poor o& 8aturdays

Fr $ichae%' thi&6 thats a great idea see you have a boo6 there 3hatis it4

)%e*' ts the %ife of Pier Giorgio Frassati

Fr $ichae%' -hats hat made up your mi&d. is&t it4

)%e*' es Pier Giorgio or6ed rea%%y hard to care for the poorest a&d&eediest peop%e. a&d a&t to do the same

Fr $ichae%' ou 6&o. Pier Giorgio said that true charity did&t mea&

givi&g do&atio&s +e thought that true charity mea&t givi&g yourse%fthat is. givi&g your time -hats the hardest thi&g of a%%

)%e*' 6&o ts 6i&da tough for me because o&t be ab%e to go to thepoo% o& 8aturdays ith my frie&ds

Fr $ichae%' -he peop%e you visit i%% be tru%y gratefu%. a&d God i%% bevery happy ";8# 3he&ever he cou%d. Pier Giorgio e&t to care for hisfrie&d Co&verso

Co&verso' Did you ever thi&6 of becomi&g a priest4

Pier Giorgio' es. ofte& thought about it

Co&verso' thi&6 youd be a o&derfu% priest

Pier Giorgio' But do&t thi&6 thats hat Gods as6i&g of me

Co&verso' )re you sure4

Pier Giorgio' es ou see. here i& ta%y. priests are &ot as c%ose to thepeop%e as %ay peop%e ca& be ( do you u&dersta&d4 -o be a priest i&vo%vesma&y other respo&sibi%ities. a&d a&t to go p%aces it ou%d be e*treme%ydifficu%t to get to as a priest

Co&verso' see

Pier Giorgio' -hats hy ve decided to study to become a mi&i&g

e&gi&eer at the Po%ytech&ic &iversity of -uri&


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Co&verso' ) mi&i&g e&gi&eer4 3hy4

Pier Giorgio' -o bri&g God to the mi&ers -o serve God amo&g theor6ers 8ociety has to cha&ge from ithi&

Co&verso' ;h " #

Father' 8o&. your mother a&d are orried )re you thi&6i&g ofbecomi&g a priest4

Pier Giorgio'


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Pier Giorgio' 8ufferi&g is&t the same as sad&ess 8ad&ess is a diseasea%most a%ays caused by %ac6 of faith

Frie&d' Do you mea& that faith is the source of happi&ess4

Pier Giorgio' ;f course Be%ievi&g i& God a&d trusti&g i& +im shou%dhe%p us a%ays to be cheerfu% Eve& if e fi&d thor&s i& our path. its &ot asad path. its a cheerfu% o&e Cheerfu%&ess amo&g sufferi&g " #

)%e*' +ey. Dad

-homas' 3hat is it4

)%e*' +o did Pier Giorgio die4

-homas' 3e%%. you see. he visited so ma&y peop%e ho ere sic6 that i&the e&d he co&tracted po%io. but at home he said &othi&g

)%e*' 3hy &ot4

-homas' Because his gra&dmother as very sic6 too. a&d his pare&tsere orried about her

)%e*' see +e did&t a&t to orry his pare&ts eve& more

-homas' -hats right 3he& his gra&dmother died. he to%d them. but bythe& it as too %ate" #

Doctor' -he i%%&ess is very adva&ced

Father' Doctor

Doctor' m sorry +es dyi&g

Father' But ho ho ho %o&g does he have4

Doctor' Five or si* days perhaps seve&


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as para%yed. but eve& so. he rote a &ote to his frie&d

Pier Giorgio' )&d do&t forget to visit Co&verso a&d give him hisi&:ectio&s " #

-homas' p u&ti% his %ast mome&ts. his thoughts ere ith his frie&ds.the poor a&d the &eedy

)%e*' 3o

-homas' ;& the day of his fu&era%. the streets of -uri& ere fu%% of poorpeop%e. the peop%e Pier Giorgio had give& the best years of his %ife to " #

$other' -his is i&credib%e &ever 6&e that our so& as so e%%H%ovedCo&verso' did&t 6&o that Pier Giorgio as rich mea& that hisfami%y had mo&ey

Poor $a& 1' did&t 6&o either +e &ever to%d me " #

)%e*' ou 6&o. Dad. a&t to be %i6e Pier Giorgio a&t to cha&ge theor%d. to ma6e peop%e happy. a&d bri&g them c%oser to God

"-homas %aughs#

-homas' thi&6 thats great

)%e*' )&d ithout givi&g up movies or atchi&g -A

-homas' 3e%%. youre a %ay perso&. %i6e Pier Giorgio

)%e*' -hats hat mea& a&t to be a %ay perso& a&d a sai&t

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