Posted on 11/24/2016 12:59:35 AM PST by BlessedBeGod
As Dr. Gianna Emanuela Molla cradled a baby, 10 other girls clustered around her. Some, like the infant, were baptized “Gianna” in honor of Dr. Molla’s mother, St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Others had chosen the Italian pediatrician, wife and mother as their confirmation saint. Born just one week before her mother’s death, Dr. Molla, too, is the saint’s namesake.
The touching group photo was snapped at the end of Dr. Molla’s Nov. 10 presentation in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
“How many Giannas I meet every time I visit the United States,” Dr. Molla exclaimed in delight earlier that evening. “They have taken my mother as their patron saint...”
Dr. Molla has come to realize that God blessed her with two saintly parents...
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