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The Mystic Behind the Surrender Novena: A Spiritual Biography of Father Dolindo Rotolo — Maria Palma Smith
Maria Palma Smith joins The Catholic Morning Show to illuminate the life and legacy of Father Dolindo Rotolo, a Neapolitan priest born in Naples in 1882 and a figure of remarkable spiritual depth. Father Dolindo is perhaps best known as the man to whom Jesus gave the prayer that would become the beloved Surrender Novena — a text that originated as a letter to one of his spiritual daughters and spread across Italy, Poland, Spain, and the Spanish-speaking world.
Far from a life of ease, Father Dolindo endured decades of suffering, misunderstanding, and false accusation. Beginning shortly after…
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