The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-09-06
A REMARKABLE CONVERSION.

GREY. FATHER-My heart overflows with
JOY in making known to you Il miracle of
grace that our good God granted to us
through Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. I
made to this good Mother. promised, if
my prayer for the. conversion of certain
soul was granted through her interccssion,
that would publish the fact for her honor
and that of st. Joseph, whom we invoked
with her, and that would suscribe to the
Annals. The person for whom l prayed,
Madame X, had been living a most evil
life, abandoning God wholly, for many
years. Her sad life had most lamentable
consequences regarding other persons,
which made her conversion of the utmost
Importance.
" For n long time grace pursued her I'M
ceasingly. The sight of those who went up
to the holy table, which to her was inter
d1cted, filled her heart with pain. Urged
more and more to quit the way of destruc-
ton, and enter-on- that-of salvation, she
resolved at length to recite every night the
Remember to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
but the idea of confession terrified her. The
devil, it could be seen, made unimaginables
efforts to keep this soul in his clutch. For
two days such variety of circumstances
occurred, it was impossible not to perceive
that decisive struggle was taking place
between the Evil One and Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart, for the possession of this
soul. Glory to Mary Immaculate! She at
length, as she ever does, triumphed over
the enemy of our souls. The victory was
worthy of her. Glory also to st. Joseph,
and the Angel Guardian of this soul On
Christmas Day L said the second of my
masses for this person, and the same day
began to make my advances, but the Evil
One paralyzed all my first efforts. Without
allowing ourselves to be discouraged, the
superior of our convent and myself re-
doubled our entreatcs to 0uT Lady of the
Sacred Heart and tO ST Iosnp1, Tho lady
herself, more troubled in mind than ever,
began burning lamp in honor of Our Lady,
under the invocation of her beautiful name
as Queen of the Sacred Heart, ard also
another lamp in honor of st. Joseph. Full
of confidence, l then went, Frustrated
myself ut the foot of Mary's altar, and
made the promises l now fulfill. Very soon
was the miracle prayed for granted. In
about three hours grace triumphed. A holy
priest, whom l had induced to come and
try his influence, was the instrument chosen
by Providence. This event, for it truly is
one to us, has had the most happy con-
sequences for our city.
lit is all the work of Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart, and therefore to her arc
thanks due. Oh, that she may finish her
work, by obtaining perseverance and a
truly holy life for this new convert. 1t
would be impossible to describe the happi-
ness, the ineffable joy that overfiows this
soul. 1t is like holy inebriation of delight
that God has given to her heart; the Holy
Infant of the crib has made her feel the
sweetness of His caresses.' Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart has completed her conquest
by turning her tears of sorrow and repent
ance into tears of joy.
"Yet once more, then, Glory to Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart.
"The lamp lit in her honor will be kept
burning yet nine days longer, and we
cannot doubt that the heart over which
she reigns will work vet new wondeTs."-
annals Of Our Lady Of the Sacred Heart.