SAINT PIUS X - Rome, August 20, 1914, 1:30 a.m. -

It is 1:30 a.m., Central European Time (GMT + 1). In a neutral Italy amidst a continent ravaged by war, the bells are about to toll all through the City and throughout the world.

Exactly at this moment, exactly 100 years ago, the great Pope who still lives in our hearts, the simple parroco 

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto 

SAINT PIUS X

gave up his soul to the LORD he had always served