Sandra Sabattini! She was declared Blessed on October 24, 2021, in Rimini, Italy.

Her fiance, Guido, now a Deacon, was present for the Beatification Mass.
Blessed Sandra wasn't content with living an ordinary life. From the time of her childhood, she desired a life of holiness. Starting when she was 10 years old, Sandra kept a diary, in which she wrote, “A life lived without God is just a way of passing time, whether it’s boring or fun, time to be filled in while waiting for death.”
In 1974, Blessed Sandra became acquainted with the Pope John XXIII Community in Italy. That summer she spent time volunteering with young people who had disabilities. It left a profound mark on her soul and she later said to her mother, “We worked till we dropped, but these are people I’ll never leave.”
As a teenager, Blessed Sandra would frequently use the pocket money from her parents to give to the poor, leaving almost nothing for herself. Her heart was focused on the most vulnerable of society and she wanted to help them in any way possible.
Blessed Sandra graduated from high school in 1980 and then attended the University of Bologna to study medicine. It was her dream to be a medical missionary in Africa, tending the needs of those who didn’t have anyone to care for them.
While attending a meeting of the Pope John XXIII Community, Blessed Sandra met a young man named Guido Rossi, and they fell in love, sharing the same desire for holiness. They became engaged to be married and were joined together by their love of God and the poor.

Blessed Sandra made a point to pray every day, often getting up early in the morning to pray in the silence of a nearby church. She would kneel or sit on the floor in an act of humility, spending time before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
She wrote, “Charity is the synthesis of contemplation and action, it is the point at which heaven joins earth, where human beings join with God.”
In April 1984, Blessed Sandra was on her way to attend a meeting of the Pope John XXIII Community. She was hit by a car and died in the hospital on May 2, 1984, at the age of 22.

She left a profound legacy of a youthful heart on fire with God’s love. Her life has inspired many, because of her apostolic zeal and love of the poor.
On October 2, 2019, Pope Francis approved a miracle through the intercession of Blessed Sandra, paving the way for her beatification.
Sandra Sabattini was declared Blessed on October 24, 2021 in Rimini, Italy. Her fiance, Guido, now a Deacon, was present for the Beatification Mass.
Blessed Sandra Sabattini is now one step away from being a canonized Saint of the Catholic Church. Let us call upon her in all that we do.
Blessed Sandra, pray for us!