The prayer that is addressed with faith to Mary Help of Christians

Very good days.

In 1866, Italy’s Etna volcano erupted and released rivers of fiery lava. The town of Nicolosi was in grave danger. They sent a message from Don Bosco asking for advice and he told them: “Place medals of Mary Help of Christians around the town and pray. I also pray for you.”

The lava stayed at the doors of the town. There were 300 meters left before it was destroyed and it stopped. Today you can still see the accumulated and dried mass that has been left there for the memory of future generations. This fact was published by the anticlerical newspaper of the time called Gazzetta di Catania.

The prayerwhen he addresses Mary Help of Christians with faith, he is even capable of keeping the forces of nature at bay.

Have a nice day.

Priest Gerardo Gómez Villegas is director of the Salesian Work in the city of Los Mochis. Originally from León, Guanajuato, and born on October 3, 1953, he did his first studies at the Salesian seminary in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco; Jalostotitlán, Jal; Zapopan, Jal, and he completed them in Tlaquepaque. His priestly ordination was on December 16, 1978 in the same Tlaquepaque and, later, he obtained a doctorate in Canon Law in the city of Rome at the University of San Juan de Letrán (1984-1987). He has collaborated in Ecclesiastical Courts. He has just finished a Master’s Degree in Human Personnel Management at Utel and, for now, he is happily a Mochitense citizen.

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