«Among the benefits received from God is that of having been able to work, however little, in the apostolate, belonging to the Italian Women's Youth, the intimate joys, the great satisfactions that I have experienced, spending a little energy for the benefit of my neighbor. Children, believe me, my faith more than my brain has made me understand that life must not be considered as a banquet, where one must seek every amusement and pleasure. Life is the preparation for real life. Know how to live now, and in knowing how to live you will acquire Christian, earthly and heavenly happiness. The mission that the Lord has entrusted to women is delicate and sublime. She is conceived as the guardian angel of the family of mankind: because wherever there is a need for something delicate, for works of mercy, the woman occupies the main place"

Marietta Gioia

Pope Leo XIV – General Audience, November 5, 2025