The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-06-04
IBy kind permission of the publishers D. J. Sadler
& Co.. New York
[Continued.l
XXXvIII.

XXXVIII
A WORKMAN SIXTY YEARS OLD SUDDENLY CURED
OF ULCERS AND vARICOSE SORES DECLARED
INCURABLE.
The Able Coux, Citrate Of st. Alain, at La
vaur Diocese of Abbi), sent to the Father
Superior of the mission aries of Lourdes the fol
lowing account, which he specially recommends
to free thinkers:
"LAvAUR, September 90, 1871.
Reverend Father-The supernatural abounds
on all sides in our deluded age; here we have
1T confirmed by medical science.
Francois Macsry is joiner at Lavaur, sixty
years of age. During half his life, for about
thirty years, he was sf1 tcted with fearful vari-
cose swellingin the legs, frequently breaking
ont in large, deep ulcers. His legs, bound by
numerous bsndages, were enclosed in dogskin
CATERS. Francois, often obliged to give mp
work, received, as he himself tells US, on &C.
count of his frequent and long cessations OF
labor more than thousand francs from the st.
Louis Society, of which he is a member.
"He consulted all the doctors at Lavaur,
some at Toulouse, amongst others Doctor La
viguerie; all gave him the same answer
Your disease is incurable.'
"His soul was no less diseased. Poor Macary
had given up all his religious duties he as
Mutual Aid Society; and during the long
sleepless nights caused by fearful pin, whilst
his pious wife wept and prayed, Macary
furiously blasphemed.
"Last July, when COD fined to his arm chair
he was tired to death. He had heard Of OuI
Lady of Lourdes and Mr.. Henri Laserre's book
The thought occurred to him to read it fol
| amusement.
"He read it in two days, and was often
| affected to tears.
"His wife had happy presentiment; and he
himself felt his afflicted heart opening to hope
son the evening of July 16, he was seized
with an extraordinary agitation; he could re-
main no longer in his arm chair. Wife, we
must go out.' But it is imprudent.' 'NeveI
mind, let us go out; I cannot stand this any
| longer
"He went out, leaning his wife's arm
without knowing where to go. Instead of going
to the usual walk, few steps from his house
he dragged himself to the town, and went tc
the house of one of his sisters. near the Church
of st. Alain.
81, the curate of the parish, went into the
same house. Tomorrow said to all who
were there, Il am going to Our Lady of Lourdes
and will have pleasure in fulfilling any com
missions for you.'
"You are going to LourdesT cried Macary
well, 1 beg of you to tell the Virgin dowr
there that there is in Lsvaur q poor devil of 6
working man whose legs are rotting away
that cannot bear the suffering. Let her eithe
cure or kill mev
"You must acknowledge that you are givini
me q singular commissiOn-to ask the Blesse'
Virgin to kill you. She would not listen to me-
"Then Macsry seriously asked me to pleas
pray for him, and to bring him q little wate
from the grotto. Ipromised him that 1 would
and three dsys after, on the 18th of July, sen
him Q little flask of water from the miraculou
fountain.
"Let US now hear Francois MSOary:
"When had the blessed water in my hands
hastened to drag myself to my room. There
knelt down and said q short but fervent pEAye
to the Virgin. took off my CATERS and m
bandages. Pouring some of the water into tn
hollow Of my hand, washed my poor legS wit
. it. 1 drank the water that remained in th
+ flask. went to bed, and fell asleep.
"About midnight awoke ; 1 no longer fe
any pain in my legp. touched them with bot
! hands the ulcers had disappeared.
Amy wife was in the next room, with whic
. doOE communicated. wife, cried ], i Al
our6a Yea are orsEyi 90 % 6lseP'