The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06
MIRACULOUS CERE By HIS HOLMES
POPE Plus ~.

The Courasr de Bruzelles gives the fol-
lowing account of miraculous cure effect
ed lately by his Holiness, Plus TX
| A religions of the Order of the Sacred
Heart, the Reverend Mother Julia N,
daughter of one of the most distinguished
diplomats of Belgium, after a violent
nervous attack, had her right arm so com
pletely paralyzed that it had tn be ban
PACED to boards for a support. Her finger
nails had become black, aud the bones OF
the fingers and elbows had become dis
placed and, as it were, dislOcated.
In vain had the medical men prescribed
change of air. At Vienna, whittier she
first betook herself, afterwards as Rome,
where che arrived about the end of Sep
| TENDER, the disease assumed even more
aggravated form. The sufferer neverthe-
lees, cherished a secret hope. that che
would be cured, and through her being at
Rome, if she could but see the Holy Fa-
Their. She obtained an audience on October
10. The Holy Father, at first surprised at
the request for cure that had been made
him land wishing too, perhaps, to try the
faith of the invalid, said to her: "My
daughter, have not the gift of miracles"
But he Immediately added, "Put your
trust in God, for nothing is impossible to
his mercy"
However, as the religious ladies'. and es,
pecla!ly the niece of the Holy Father, be-
sought him that he himself would deign to
commend the sick person to God and bless
her, the Pope became for an instant recol-
lected in prayer, his hands joined, and his
eyes raised to heaven then addressing the
invalid, he said, "My daughter, have
faith-that faith which moves mountains"
He several times repeated the same
words to her, and, having asked her name,
he took occasion from it to insist anew on
faith. ass. julius" he said, gave her
life for Jesus Christ, and she proved by
h2r mo rfy dom fo;k |,
Having taken the ring of the religious
profession which the invalid wore on her
left hand, the Holy Father blessed it, and
made her place it on the finger of her right
hand. "At that very instant" the Rev.
Mother Jnlis ASSERTS, 81 felt life return to
the paralyzed part, and the blood resumed
it's circulation throughout the entire arm"
The Pope then babe her make the Sign
of the cross; but as instinctively, and, by
the force of habit, she was about to make it
with the left hand, "No, no, not like that :"
said the Holy Father; the sign of the
cross must be made with the right hand,
the Catholic sign of the Cross" And in
fact, the Reverend Mother Julia was able
to sign herself with the right hand, al
though still hesitating and with some diff
fculty.
At the bidding of the Holy, Father, she
made a second sign of the cross, and this
time without the smallest hesitation and
in perfect manner. She was cured. On
her return tie the Villa Sante she was able |
to write, on the same day, long letter of
thanks to the Holy Father, and she wrote |
1T with the very hand which shortly before |
was paralyzed. The cure is complete. |
The fnger-nails have recovered their ma
5ural color, and the bones of the fingers
and nails have resumed their normal posi-
lion.
1t ID, no doubt, to the excessive reserve
and prudence of the Ladies of the Sacred
Heart that We may ascribe the silence that
has hitherto been observed as to this pro-
digious fact. received the first intell-
gence of it few days ago from the very
doctor who had attended the Reverend
Mother Julia. Several persons have aimee
confirmed it, Finally, 1 procured the in-
formation given above from the very re-
ligious who accompanied the invalid to the
audience. 1t is time that the whole truth
should be proclaimed, to the glory of God
and of his Vicar.