He was 44 years old when he was ordained, a late bloomer, much like ‘Autumn Joy’.
To say he had a colorful past would be an understatement. He lived fast, he lived hard, he lived reckless, a total disaster by his own words.
He was a troubled soul in need of mercy and in that need he cried out to God.
LORD, hear my prayer,
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief. Psalm 143:1
listen to my cry for mercy;
in your faithfulness and righteousness
come to my relief. Psalm 143:1
God, whose name is Mercy, heard his plea and seven years later he was ordained to the priesthood by Pope John Paul II. Fr. John Corapi, man of the cloth, pillar of strength, preacher of the Gospel.
Much like his patron saint, St. John the Baptist, he has been like "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'" Mark 1:3
His love for the Blessed Virgin Mary led him to “Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary”, a spirituality taught by St. Louis de Montfort.
When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing near, he said to his mother, “Woman behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!”
Jn 19:26-27
Jn 19:26-27
Fr. John has told us that in these times we Catholics need to stay very close to our Mother.
"Totus tuus," "Everything for you."
As many of us know by now, Fr. John Corapi has come under fire, accused of misconduct unbecoming of a priest, and placed on administrative leave. On his website he has called us to prayer of all concerned.
I heard Fr. John say one time, while watching EWTN, that every time someone asks him to pray for someone or some intention that he would immediately put that person or intention into the Immaculate Heart of his Mother Mary. He knew that once he gave it to her that she would ask Jesus to take care of it because Jesus always listens to his mother.
I ask all of you who take the time to read this post today, to place Fr. John Corapi in the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to keep him in your prayers.
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