Then, something extraordinary also happened: Without a permanent pastor, the members of the congregation stepped up to the plate to keep the church going. In fact, even though there is a vice pastor assigned by the bishop to take care of essential business, the people sort of run the church.
Mary Ciuffitelli grew up in Fairview in a devout Italian-American Catholic family with a devotion to the Blessed Mother known as the Madonna dell’Arco, a shrine in Sant’Anastasia, outside of Naples. Back in the 16th century, a young athlete threw a ball at her image and legend has it that her face began to bleed. She is known as “Mary with a bruised face,” said Ciuffitelli, who added, “It meant she could take the blows.
This image inspired her in her bouts with the Catholic Church throughout her 67 years. She never lost her faith even when she had to care for three elderly relatives including her 92-year-old father. By then she was living in Weehawken not far from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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