Patron saint joseph of cupertino

Bishop Marello issued several pastoral letters that dealt with a range of issues such as catechism and organized one big pastoral visitation to visit all parishes in his diocese. Marello's cause for sainthood resulted in his beatification on 26 September in Asti and his canonization less than a decade later on 25 November in Saint Peter's Square.

His godparents were Chiaffredo Viale and Teresa Secco. He was an altar server in his childhood, and he often invited the homeless to his home for food.

St joseph of cupertino

Marello's mother died on 5 April , and in his father decided to relocate with his children to San Martino Alfieri , where his paternal grandparents resided. Marello began his studies for the priesthood on 31 October , but his father wished him to continue with his education and take up a career in business. But in December Giuseppe contracted typhus and promised the Virgin Mary that if he survived he would continue his studies to become a priest.

He continued on with his ecclesial studies in February At one stage he considered becoming a Carthusian monk, but the new Bishop of Asti, Carlo Savio, dissuaded him, suggesting that God had other plans for him.

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He was made a subdeacon on 28 March , and was elevated to the diaconate on 6 June Marello was ordained to the priesthood on 19 September with Savio again officiating. After his ordination, he became the private assistant to Bishop Savio at Asti on 21 October He served in that capacity until On 2 March he was named a Canon of the Asti Cathedral.

His father died on 17 May The formal appointment as a bishop came on 11 February during a consistory for the elevation of new cardinals after having received word of his appointment in November in the late morning since the pope wanted to invest new bishops with the rochet at the consistory.