The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-11
IBy hind permission of the publishers D. j. Sadlier
IL Co., New York
tContinued.l /
THE sKM1NAR1AN OF LrrGR.

On Wednesday in Holy Week, April 13
1870. pious young seminsrian of the Diocese
of Liege, in Belgium, was instantly cured or
| the first use of the waters of Lourdes, of q de
cline which was rapidly carrying him to the
| grave. He was q sub deacon, named Henri
Joseph Grenier. This is how he himself re-
lates to the superior of the mission aries at the
holy grotto, his disease and it's miraculous cure:
after decline which lasted three months,
| was cured saddenly on the fret use of the
water of Lourdes, on Spy Wednesday, April 13,
| at half past eight in the evening.
"From the beginning of January suffered
| from ooneh. which neglected for d whole
| month. / often felt ravenous appetite and
dizziness from the stomach my breathing be-
came painful In the beginning of February I
began to understand the necessity of taking
care of myself. The Doctor, seeing at first
only catarrh, was astonished to find me SO
weak. He treated me for arrangement of the
stomach, but my cough turned to inhamma-
tion of the chest; took a catarrhal fever,
which was only to be cured by complete and
long abstinence. The fever once passed, /
could eat. As was no longer suffering I
thought was cured, and therefore immedi-
ately tried to resume my studies but I was
exhausted, and could not continue them. Vo-
racious hunger, vertigo, weakness, headaches,
painful digestion, all had returned; the op-
preston on my chest was almost continual.
81 dragged on o more and more painful life
at the seminary until the 18th of March. 1
then returned to my family in the village of
Hermalle, two lesgues from Liege, to build my
self up by rest and Strengthening diet. For
nearly three weeks my appetite continued
~ he of az
more than two weeks Of tonic diet, the doctor
turn.
From the Sd OfApril this Fictitious appetite
left me. soon felt that life was going with
taking the doctors drugs, for which felt
great repugnsnce and yielding to the en-
treaties Of my despsiriDR parents, consented
to have recourse to the water of Lourdes.
1--WE resolved to commence q novena on the
evening ofsPy Wednesday, April 13. confess |
that reluctantly decided to have recourse to
this means Thad never asked my cure Of God, |!
and my opinion was that 1 should let him do it |
In his own way. On that Wednesday, the 18th |
of April, IwAs, in every respect, weaker and
moro misetsble than ever. i made an effort to |
go to confession, and intended to receive |
priest said, between seven and eight in the
evening, that was as good as gone; the
common opinion was that, after lingering for |
some time longer, 1 would calmly pass into
eternity. A. quarter past eight the family |
were assembled to commence the Novena.
80 immaculate Virginp said inwardly, Il
believe .thatf thou wilt, thou caust cure me /;
if thou dostcure me, will go on pilgrimage |
to MontaiguS, (fourteen leagues from our viii |
lsge).
"Ths prayer ended, took q few drops Of the
water of LouEdes in q teaspoon. Immediately, |
without shock or pain, felt myself become
perfectly wall in place Of the mortal weak |
ness of Q moment before, 1 felt q freshness and |
a new activity which at once desired to try. |
could not yet believe. left my parents |
praying, ana went slowly down the Stairs frOm |
my room Tbut I felt that all was changed,
that wenBdown easily. I went up aRain
dew like On arrow, and fell into the Gsms Of
my parents, who were overcome with astOniSh-
ment. sslzed Mr.. LaSeEFess book, and, draw
ing full lEsstb, rOsd . good doal Of it aloud,
and Escited 6he Rosasy with = fall, sOnOeous
voiss-T Who ths sxenIng before hsd vainly
tried q aago oua Eau sEsyyI Thea Ita1 - te1l !
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