{"product_id":"roman-st-gerard-patron-of-expectant-mothers-figure","title":"Roman St. Gerard Patron of Expectant Mothers Figure","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eRoman St. Gerard Patron of Expectant Mothers Figure\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFigurine comes nicely displayed in a clear fronted box \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eON THE FRONT:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSt. Gerard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePatron of Expectant Mothers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePromoter of Pro-life.                                                       Prayer card included.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e                                                                                       Life story on back.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePrayer for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMotherhood\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e O good St. Gerard, powerful\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eintercessor before God and\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWonder-worker of our day, I\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ecall upon thee and seek thy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eaid. Thou who on Earth didst\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ealways fulfill God's design\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ehelp me to do the Holy Will of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eGod. Beseech the Master of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLife, from whom all paternity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eproceedeth to render me\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003efruitful in offspring, that I may\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eraise up children to God in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ethis life and heirs to the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eKingdom of his glory in the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eworld to come. Amen\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDear Mother Mary, speak to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJesus for me.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eRoman Exclusive\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eVerse on the back:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSt. Gerard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePatron of Expectant Mothers\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ein 1725, Gerard Majella was born as the son of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ea tailor in Muro, Italy. Gerard's father died\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ewhen he was 12 years old, which left the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003efamily in poverty. Gerard was apprenticed to a tailor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ewho was very unkind. Gerard attempted to join the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCapuchin Monastery, but his poor health prevented\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ehim from joining the monastery. So Gerard was\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eaccepted as a lay brother who served his Order as a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003etailor, infirmarian, gardener and porter.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eDuring his laymanship, Gerard was accused by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ea woman as being the father of her unborn child.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBecause of this accusation, Gerard retreated into\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003esilence until the woman later cleared him of the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eaccusation. This incident led to Gerard becoming\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eassociated with pregnancies and childbirth. He has\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ebecome associated with the pro-life movement and\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003egood will towards unborn children. Gerard died of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003etuberculosis in 1755. He left a note on the door of his\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eroom that read, \"Hear the will of God is done, as God\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ewills, and as long as God wills.\" Gerard was canonized\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ein 1904.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFeast Day: October 16\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eMaterials: Resin\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: 4\" H X 1.75\" W \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDimensions Boxed : 6.1\" H x 1.8\" W x 4.4\" L\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Roman Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847789314233,"sku":"ycy1792643287166","price":11.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/6737\/4009\/files\/roman-st-gerard-patron-of-expectant-mothers-figure_1.jpg?v=1792643300","url":"https:\/\/rocky-mountain-clad.shop\/products\/roman-st-gerard-patron-of-expectant-mothers-figure","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}