It is said that one day the Saint saw two lovers arguing;
to help them, he decided to approach them and give them a red rose.
This gesture made them feel loved, and they stopped arguing and, perhaps,
loved each other forever. This seemed like a miracle.
Red rose aside, one can imagine with what love the
Saint approached the two and their troubled hearts;
one can imagine with how much charity and with what a smile he
spoke to them, what peace he brought with his presence and
what a “trail of light” the Saint left behind him.
This episode is important because it allows us to discover St. Valentine, finally,
not only as the patron saint of cards and candlelit dinners,
but also of mutual charity between
lovers, something much less frivolous, more concrete, and truly
more important.
St. Valentine, therefore, is our patron saint, and not only for
this reason.

In 1967, when she founded New Families, Chiara told us, among
other things, that it is our role to dry up the sorrows of the families
around us, to help them find the peace that everyone
seeks, this peace that the Lord has given us the privilege of
experiencing.
From today, when we encounter any disunity
close to us, any family quarrel, the sadness of those who are
experiencing a crisis in their relationship, in addition to Chiara and Foco,
Servants of God, we will also have St. Valentine to ask for unity
and protection of the family.

Roberto di Pietro – Italy

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