Saint Gabriel Possenti – God, Prayer…and Guns? - Catholic Insight
Feb 27, 2025 · Gabriel of the Seven Sorrows, who died on this day in 1862, may be seen as a kind of male Saint Thérèse, but, as in all things male and female, different; Both were difficult, wilfull …
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows - Wikipedia
Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (born Francesco Possenti 1 March 1838 – 27 February 1862) was an Italian Passionist seminarian. Born to a professional family, he gave up ambitions of a secular career …
St. Gabriel Possenti | EWTN
Thought for the Day: By his courage, St. Gabriel showed that holiness is in no way opposed to the best qualities of manhood. He showed courage in very dangerous circumstances, where he could have …
Patron Saint of Handguns? Meet St Gabriel Possenti
Saint Gabriel Possenti’s feast day is February 27. He is the patron of hanguns because his marksmanship enabled him to rescue a woman about to be raped by a marauding gang of thugs at …
Patron Saint of Handguns? St. Gabriel Possenti — Catholic Faith On the Move
Feb 23, 2018 · Saint Gabriel Possenti’s feast day is February 27. He is the patron of hanguns because his marksmanship enabled him to rescue a woman about to be raped by a marauding gang of thugs …
Patron Saint of Handgunners – The American Catholic
Feb 27, 2023 · He had just disarmed one of the soldiers who was attacking a young girl, had faced the rest of the band fearlessly, then drove them all out of the village at the point of a gun. The young man …
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows: Patron of Handgunners
Feb 27, 2014 · Gabriel was canonized by Pope Benedict XV 1920 and declared him patron of Catholic youth. In 1959, Pope John XXIII named him the patron of the Abruzzi region, where he spent the last …
St. Possenti - Fr. Frog's Pad
(Unofficial Patron Saint of Handgunners and Marksmen) Saint Gabriel Possenti is officially known as Saint Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother and is the official Catholic patron of youth, seminarians, clerics, …
St. Gabriel Possenti: Patron Saint of Handgunners
Today, February 27, is the Feast Day of St. Gabriel Possenti. Legend holds that Gabriel Possenti was a Catholic seminarian in Isola del Gran Sasso, Italy. In 1860 he is said to have used his skills with the …
Transferred Feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, patron of ...
Feb 28, 2024 · “Gabriel of the Seven Sorrows, who died on this day in 1862, may be seen as a kind of male Saint Thérèse, but, as in all things male and female, different; Both were difficult, wilful children, …