Marian Saints – Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: In the final episode of Our Queen Our Mother for 2012, Paul shares the inspiring story of one of his favourite saints, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and the role of Mary in his life. He also chats with Tammy who shares about her love for Our Lady and involvement with Legion of Mary and the Frassati Society.
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Refer also to earlier episodes The Great Marian Pope and She Comes to Give us Hope.
Pier Giorgio (far right) and friends. Photo courtesy Associazione Pier Giorgio Frassati
The practical joker: photo courtesy Associazione Pier Giorgio Frassati
Verso l’alto! Paul Elarde with the body of Bl Pier Giorgio
Body of Pier Giorgio in St Mary’s Cathedral Sydney, 2008
Paul Elarde is passionate about responding to Blessed John Paul II’s call to the New Evangelisation. He has presented faith talks to young adult groups and parishes around Sydney for the past nine years and led groups on pilgrimage to many Marian Shrines in Europe. Paul has worked for the Sydney Archdiocese as coordinator for the pastoral aspects of the visit of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body for WYD08, and on the leadership team for the Sydney Archdiocesan Youth Leaders Formation Courses. He has studied theology and is a graduate from The University of Notre Dame in Sydney.
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