BEGINNING THE EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER HONORING THE LIFE OF THIS HOLY CAPUCHIN PRIEST PADRE DOMENICO DA CESE;"THE MIRACLE HUNTER" KNOWN AS MICHAEL O'NEILL; AUTHOR, EWTN HOST AND RADIO PERSONALITY HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH PADRE DOMENICO'S GREAT-NEPHEW, LORENZO PETRACCA WHICH WAS AIRED ON EWTN RADIO ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2022, THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF PADRE DOMENICO DUE TO A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS STRUCK BY A SPEEDING CAR AFTER VISITING THE SHROUD OF TURIN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1978.
MICHAEL HAS GRACIOUSLY GIVEN TAMARA KLAPATCH PERMISSION TO POST HIS INTERVIEW ON THIS WEBSITE.
THIS INTERVIEW CAN BE HEARD DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE PROGRAM ON: https://on.soundcloud.com/t2QAJ (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
ALSO TODAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, AT THE BASILICA OF THE VOLTO SANTO IN MANOPPELLO, ITALY AN ANNIVERSARY MASS COMMEMORATING THE DEATH OF PADRE DOMENICO WAS CELEBRATED BY FATHER PAOLO M. PALOMBARINI O.F.M. CAPUCHIN. PADRE ANTONIO GENTILI, O.F.M., CAPUCHIN - THE RECTOR FOR THE BASILICA OF THE VOLTO SANTO SPOKE REGARDING THE LIFE OF PADRE DOMENICO AT THE OPENING OF THE HOLY MASS. IN ATTENDANCE WERE THE FAMILY OF PADRE DOMENICO - GIOVANNI PETRACCA THE NEPHEW ALONG WITH HIS SON, LORENZO.
AS ONE CAN SEE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE, THE PRAYER IN HONOR OF PADRE DOMENICO'S INTERCESSION WAS READ WHILE MANY PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE. FOLLOWING THE HOLY MASS, DEVOTEES WAITED TO PRAY BEFORE THE IMAGE OF PADRE DOMENICO ON THIS SPECIAL DAY.
IT IS THANKS TO THE LATE FRA VINCENZO D'ELPIDIO, A FRIEND OF PADRE DOMENICO'S, WHO WORKED TIREDLESSLY TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE HOLINESS OF PADRE DOMENICO THAT THE BASILICA NOW HAS THIS IMAGE OF PADRE DOMENICO, WHICH WAS DISPLAYED DURING THE HOLY MASS.
BELOW IS A PICTURE OF FRA VINCENZO AT THE COFFIN OF PADRE DOMENICO.
MAY THEY BOTH BE UNITED IN PARADISE.
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