The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-24

iy invitation, Emge, serve BON ct fdelis.
mira IN gaudiam D0nini tMi.' And / Bray
also that all those who yet wander in the
piains OF SEMINAR may come to us, that,
pray to God, ananinsiter perseverantes in
oratione,' and ask of Him assistance for
ourselves, for our brethren, for the entire
Church, and the propagation of the Church
herself. 'Benedictio Del etc.n
Cure Of Hlindness Effected Through tho 1nterces-
sion Of Our Lady and st. Ignaeus.
A pamphlet has just issued from the
London press, detailing the circumstances
connected with the cure of Mr.. Fleming, a
copious extract from which we subjoin
fell i'll ON the 18th of January, 1867. I
came to Brussels for medical advice, hav-
ing rheumatic affection. The 9th Of Nav
following all my members were paralyzed.
/ returned to Thourout, where had a sit
nation in the railway department.. Shortly
after my return, about the beginning Of
june, wishing to rise, I was obliged to call
cecity, and could see nothing. The 24th
of this same month returned to Brussels
to consult Mr.. Vallez, Rue st. Lazere. This
eminent ocnlist gave me little hope, saying
little could be done. I returned to Thou,
rout at the end of September, 1867. Seeing
ohoo my cAOuUtAOu grew WOrS0, returned
in March, 1868, to Brussels, with the in
tention of undergoing the system used
at the Ophthalmic Institution. Passing
through Client, consulted the celebrated
oculist, DR.. Libbrecht, who found nv case
SO bad that he said it would be very diff
cult lnaeed ever to restore me my sight.
Arrived at Brussels towards the beginning
OF April, l called consultation of Drs.
Van ROosbrOeck, Warlemont and Lebrun.
who agreed unanimously as to the gravity
OF the case. Three months later, after sew
eral other consultations, Mr.. Van Roos-
brock declared to me that nothing could
be done, unless to try an issue at the back
OF the neck but would not hear of this.
owing to my extreme state of weakness.
From this day I returned no more to the
Ophthalmic Institution, nor did try apy.
further remedies to recover my sight. In
the month of July, 1869, however, having
heard the name of a celebrated oculist
from Dusseldorf, Mr.. Moren, who was ston-
pings few days at Brussels. at the Hutfl
-Brahant, II determiHed to ccO bin TIa
gavA ~ NO tarther hopes thai, the others
had @0ne hud Prescribed the same cure az
!! Dr = an noosnroeck had dune, adding that
II delayed doing so my case would be-
come daily worse, saying at the same time,
in German to my wife, that there was no
hopes OF cure in other words condemn
ing me for ever if 1 did not employ the
prescribed remedies. After having vainly
tired all means in order to recover my
sight, seeing that these were powerIess. T
thought in the bottom of my heart, sWhat
man cannot do, God can and will and 80
it has proved. l had already made more
than ten pilgrimages to Our Lady of Hal,
q SHRINE near, In great repute. l always
n mop thereby to obtain cure. On the
18TH OF July, 1869, / went with the Arch
Confraternity of St. Francis Xavier, to
which society belonged. I had not lost
hope, and prayed with renewed feryor and
confidence. l performed several noyenas
to st. lgnatlns of Loy0la, and three or four
times daily damped my forehead and
head with water blessed with the relics of
this great saint I began to feel daily re-
lief, a certain comfortable feeling of ease I
had long been a stranger to. I made a
promise to our Blessed Lady to make
pilgrimage in her honor, to her privileged
shrine at Hal, on the 18th of August. On
this beautiful Feast of the Assumption,
penetrated with renewed feelings of faith,
love and confidence, set out for Hal, in
order to fulfil my promise made to Our
Lady. MY wife and little girl, only three
years old, were with me. We assisted at
the Mass called the Pilgrims Mass, which
was offered at A. NJ. When the moment
of the conservation approached. I said to
my wife, "Now is the moment to ask graces
and favors of God, of His Holy Mother,
and OF st. Ignatius." / sought to be per-
fectly collected, and placed my hands be-
ioie my race, resting my head thereon.
remained SO until after the Elevation, when
judge OF my surprise, my joy and my gra-
titade when, on raising my head, could
contemplate the statue of Mary and see
the priest at the altar. The holy sacrifice
OF the Mass ended, went up alone to the
holy table, to receive my good and merci-
ful God. After having made fervent acts
OF thanksgiving as also to My Holy Mother
and st. lgnatius, before leaving the church,
placed the blue spectacles had habitu-
ally worn to guard my eyes from the glare.
which was very painful to them, at the
feet OF Our Blessed Lady, as a feeble testi-
mony of my love and gratitude. What
men were powerless to perform, God in His
goodness, granted me through the inter
cession OF Mary and of st. Ignatius. 1 had
been blind for two years and two months,
and condemned to be always so by those
who knew the case. On leaving the church,
overpowered with joy and happiness, inn
mediately went TO telegraph the happy
tidings to the RIFF. Delcourt and Van
Caloep. The whole town of Hal was in
emotion at the extraordinary fact. Every
one had some question to ask me. One of
the Wears, who saw me blind at the church,
made me go to his house to give him full
details of my illness and cure, which did
Immediately, being only DESTROYS of pub
fishing everywhere the marked favor which
had obtained, so as to increase, if posi-
BILE, the confidence of all in the intercession
of Our Blessed Indy and st. Ignatius. l
attest thatsall IEhave here written is the
pure and simple truth, and nothing but the
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