From Peasant to Pope: The Life of saint Pius X

76 Pages·1953·17.501 MB·English

by  Joseph F. X. Cevetello

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SN O I T A C I L B U P LUAP .TS
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EPOP OT
TNASAEP MORF
NIHIL OBSAT:
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter B. O'Connor
Censor Librorum
IMPRIMATUR:
•i* Most Reverend Thomas A. Boland, S.T.D., LL.D.
Archbishop of Newark
Newark. N. J., AprU 10th, 1953.
TO
MY MOTHER
AND THE MEMORY OF
MY FATHER
Copyright by SOCIETY OF ST. PAUL, 2187 Victory Blvd. - Staten Island 14, N. Y.
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
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22 ECINEV FO HCRAIRTAP LANIDRAC — VI retpahC
81 - AUTNAM FO POHSIB — III retpahC
51 laiciffO nasecoiD dna nonaC
31 onazlaS fo rotsaP dna tseirphcrA
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Early Communion for Children 54
Communion of the Sick 56
Chapter XI — PIUS X AND OUR LADY 57
Chapter XII — MODERNISM-CATHECHETICS-SOCIAL ACTION 61
Modernism 61
The Teaching of Christian Doctrine 63
CathoUc Social Action 64
Chapter XIII — DEATH AND GLORY OF PIUS X 66
The Cause of Pius 69
Pius' Own Prayer 71
BIBLIOGRAPHY 72
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was the dressmaker of the village. Any income earned from
her work helped with the family support.
These were the circumstances of the Sarto family when
their second child, Joseph Melchior, later Pope Pius X, was
born on June 2, 1835. On the following day the child was
baptized in the Parochial Church of Saint Michael by Father
Pier Paolo Pellizzari. Antonio Sarto, the infant's uncle, was the
godfather.
From his earliest years, Joseph (affectionately called by
the diminutive of Beppo) was an extraordinary child. His
good, pious parents instilled similar virtues into their off
spring. The boy was obedient and respectful, carefully avoided
evil companions but had good wholesome fun with other boys
of his age. He had great devotion to our Lady, often visiting
the shrine of Our Lady of Cendrole which was situated about
a half mile outside Riese.
Joseph received his first formal education from the Austrian
schoolmaster, Francis Gecherle. Don Luigi Orazio, curate,
supplemented Gecherle's instructions with the fundamentals of
grammar and Latin. Both men agreed that Joseph was an
exceptionally intelligent boy and should continue his studies.
With the consent of the boy's parents, Don Luigi made arrange
ments for Joseph to attend the ginnasio at Castelfranco for a
regular classical course.
Joseph attended the classes at Castelfranco from 1846 to 1850.
He walked the four miles each way almost every day—in the cold
of winter as well as in the heat of summer. His parents made
many sacrifices to keep him at the ginnasio. Thus, he was often
satisfied with a crust of dry bread which he brought with him
for his lunch. To save shoes Joseph carried them slung over
his shoulders, putting them on when he reached Castelfranco.
At the ginnasio Joseph applied himself to his studies with
diligence. His professors proposed him as a model for his
schoolmates. He held first place in his studies and at the end
of each year he invariably received first prize. Joseph spent
his free school hours with the family of Giovanni Battista
Finazzi, the district mail collector and friend of Signor Sarto.
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