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Jesus, I Love You: Don Dolindo’s Powerful Method of Interior Prayer, by Maura Roan McKeegan – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Maura Roan McKeegan, Catholic Exchange, May 29, 2026

Maura Roan McKeegan is the award-winning author of 13 Catholic picture books, including Julia Greeley, Secret Angel to the Poor (Magnificat-Ignatius Press), In This Catholic Church (OSV), Where is Jesus Hidden? (Emmaus Road), and Seven Clues: A Catholic Treasure Hunt (Loyola Press), co-authored with Scott Hahn. …

Author’s Note: Special thanks to Maria Palma Smith for her translation of the English version of the book Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You.

This article originally appeared on the author’s Substack, Stories of Don Dolindo.

 

Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo went one day to the Carmelite convent to visit his dear friend Sr. Maria Giuseppina. Years earlier, Sr. Maria Giuseppina, on the brink of death from tuberculosis and spinal meningitis, had received a miraculous healing through the intercession of St. Francis Xavier, and Don Dolindo had been present when it happened. The miracle had bound these two saintly souls together in a close spiritual connection.

The mystical quality of their friendship lasted long past that first miracle: shortly before his death in 1970, Don Dolindo saw Sr. Maria Giuseppina—who died in 1948—leaning over him. She had foretold that he would pass away “in November from bronchopneumonia,” which is what came to pass. Blessed Giuseppina was beatified in 2008. …