5th February: Joseph De Piro’s devotion to St Agatha

During the Diocesan Process of the Cause of Canonisation of Joseph De Piro, the Ecclesiastical Tribunal asked several persons to say whatever they knew about the Servant of God. Among those who testified there was Fr Augustine Grech, one of the first members of the Society founded by Mgr De Piro on 30th June 1910. As regards the Founder’s devotion to St Agatha, Grech said this:

“During meals he used to ask us whether we had dreamt anything. Once he shared with us his own dream. He was on a big ship and there were many people from various nations on it. At one moment the propeller stopped. The Founder himself went down into the engine room to fix the machines. As he was there a lady came near him and told him to go up again; she wanted to do all the work herself. Suddenly the ship started moving again. The Founder said that the lady was St Agatha.”

Testimonies: Fr Augustine Grech