The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28

Continued
Oar third rose is the fullest blown of the five
This is the rose for the centre of our little
bouquet of miracles. 1t represents o good and
amisble child of fourteen or fifteen years old
the sister of young pupil of the Jesuit Fathers
in their college at Amiens, who himself relates
as follows how Our Lady of Lourdes visited bis
little sister on the 18th of July, in the year
1870:
my sister was named Mary Having fallen
from high piece of furniture when about four
years old, she slightly injured her leg. But
soon the hurt grew worse, not outstanding all
that could be done and all the fortunes which
she was made to undergo. 1t was decided by
the medical faculty that she would be lame for
life.
eleven years had passed since then. Three
weeks ago, when she was at the boarding. school
of Lambersart (near Lille), she began to feel
again the most acute pains. My parents i'm
mediately came for her. Several doctors were
again consulted; but after q weeks treatment,
an abscees began to form. 1t could not be
worse than it was, it appears, and they already
began to despair. Ny mother, having heard
of the efficacy of the water of Lourdes, sent for
bottle of the miraculous water which gushed
from beneath the good Virgins feet.
II here copy verbatim the letter which my
excellent mother wrote to me-:
Yesterday, Friday (July 15), we commenced
our Novens, which consists of three Rosaries,
the Litany, and inyocations to Our Lady of
Lourdes. In the morning we said the first
Rosary and rubbed her leg. At two o'clock the
second Rosary; l again began to rub her. o
miracle! felt your sisters leg lengthen; the
pnir was leaving her. Marie began to move.
She moved her leg every way, and wanted to
set out of bed. Seeing her eagerness, allowed
her to do 70. She walks without pain her leg
is quite supple. She goes and comes, and runs
arouLd the room. We all wept, and you can
understand with what feelings we thank God
and the Blessed Virgin, who has been 30 good
to us. l cannot believe my eyes; for who
knows better than the great miracle which
God has performed in our favorf'
Some may ssk, perhaps, for evidence of
this" adds the young brother. 81 pray them
to believe that it is not wanting. More than
ten doctors, some of whom bavo extensive
and two boarding schools, at one of
which my sister remained for four years-is not
this more than eneugh to testify that my poor
little sister was incurably laYneT
"And now what else can do than thank
thee with my whole heart, with my whole soul.
and my whole strength, o Immaculate Virgin
who dost obtain all things from thy divine Son,
and whose goodness equals thy power! Yes, l
swear to thee, o good Virgini that ss long as 1
live 1 shall be proud to call myself thy child
and thy entirely devoted servant"
The cure of this young lame girl was like 80
many otbers-sudden, without transition, and
leaving no trace of an infirmity which, as was
we'll known by every one, had lasted eleven
years.
The Blessed Virgin found means TO Gull OUT
fourth flower in Protestant garden. On Mon
day, July 4, of the same year, 1870, at Morpn,
in mixed parish of the Diocese of La Rochelle, |
she supernaturally cured, without GONZALES
oence, o poor little infant of two months old, |
who was afflicted with milIet.
The poor child's mouth, lips, and throat were
covered with purulent pimples, which were
rapidly turning to gangreDe. 1t was all one
fearful sore, exhalipg a most offensive odor.
without delay the child was taken to doctor.
He was not at home but his wife declared that
the disease seemed TO her very serious and that,
in spite of great care and the application of the
best remedies, two or three children of neigh
boring village had died Of the same disease.
What sorrow this was for the poor parents
On their return home, they knew not what to
DO TO ct least relieve him whom they had no
hope Of saving. In her distress, the sick childs