 We often hold grudges against those who call us by name or treat us, say bad things about us. But she was stabbed 14 times, and she forgave him. She didn't hold anything against him. She prayed for him. She forgave him. And if she could do that, just think what we could do with our own lives. And so, my friends, as we celebrate this Mass in honor of St. Maria Goretti, let us ask her to pray for us.