The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-02-10
ANOTHER MIRACULOUS CURE A1
LOURDES.

ansver 70 prayer. The latest document attest
ing the pernanence Of the cure is dated on the
1st OF December. a variety OF remarkable
circumstances accompanied the event, and
have contributed to its authentications vi hiob
10 90 we'll attested' We might say, and undeni'
able, that it seems impossible TO attri nuto 10
$his cure any other explanation than that IL 10
what IL is considered to be by the well.k known
French writer, III. Henri Laserre, who has re,
lated IL with great fitness and devout feeling
IN tho oolu mus Of the Unirers, namely, signal
and extraordinary Instance CT the Divine
mccoy. The person cured is French lady OF
the name of Madame Guerrier, nee Justine1
Biver, whose husband, ID. Guerrler, was, ono
still ia, juse de pair at Beaune, in the depart
ment of the Cote dor, where the family have
all along resided. Her brothers are directors
of the celebrated crystal manufsctory ut st.
Gobain, in the department or the Aisne, and
there also is the home of the aged father aud
mother. 1t should be mentioned that M. and
Madame Guorrier have been married Afteeu
years, aud that her family consists OF three
daughters
In the year 1874 Madame Guerrier who up
TO that time had enjoyed excellent health, bel
gan to suffer from violent head nohes, accom-
panied 10y frequent fanting fits anu general
Snd increasing weakness. which soon oulrni
mated in partial paralysis OF n very severe
character. Her spine lost all it's strength, sol
TOO did the lower limbs, which no lopgerI
obeyed the calls of voitiou, 80 that she wasI
quite un able to take single step, even toI
stand Her sight also became dimmsd. audi
the lower part of tue body underwent total
loss OF sensation, so that neither puuoture{
with q sharp instroment nor q pinch! however,
severe, were st all felt. The invalid lady sooDI
became incapable of sitting up, even in bod l
and spent the whole of her days and nights iDI
rooumbent position. In 1875, however, re.
nsrkab!e circumstance occurred, which seemed
20 hold out 30 the poor su tferer some prospectE
Of . supernatural restoration TO health. Sun.
day, the ~ OF April in that year, was the day.
OF her eldest dang ghter's first communion, u day
always impressively observed in French famf
Mn1n iar had uaA In hnrN
mind firE belief that on the day of her ohild'sI
arst communion she would arise and walk.
And 30 in fact she did. On that Supday after
noon she left her bed, which she had not quit.
ted for two whole years previously, dressed,
and took her place at the family party. who'd
had assembled to celebrate the Joy fnl occasion
Al! present were overwhelmed with snrprIses
and thankfuluess, and Madame GueErer re.
manned quite well dining the remainder of theE
day, and passed q good night. but on tho NOR
row the mRlady returned. The paralysis be
some as bad as ever, Rnd the poor lady was
reduced once more to the pitiahie condition of
helpless invalid. From that day, however
her resignation wss strengthened, and her
trust in God grew more simple and oor dding
IN TIE al tumn Of 1876 she had taken the lon pt
Quincy from Beaune to Saiut Goban, to visil
her aged parents there, Doctor end hadamet
Piver. Her helpless condition, aowever, great
ly increased tha fatigue of travelling, aud the
Quincy produced d most unfavorable sffeot
all her sy ptoms were seriously aggravated
and the paralysis extCnded itself to the ieftE
arm. 1t was in consequence found impossible ie Il
for Madame Guargier to return homo, and she +
was compelled TO remain with bor own rsla 4
tives at Saint Gobain; her devoted husband +
travelling continually 10 and fro b distance of
lA0 leagues-upwArds OF $50 miles-tO attend (
to bis ma gsterial dutes at keAune. So thingsE
went on for eleven months the afnlctiou OF L
the mother broke up, so to speak, the once
happy family circle
In the course of lest August Madame Guer-
rier, bsins still a sCjourner at Saint Gobain,
told her husband that she felt o strong assn.
rance that if abe oould only be taken toI
Lourdes abe could obtain q complete cure.
He tried his utmost 10 dissu Ade her from the
idea, by reuresenttuR to her how much injury
abe had suffered by the journey She had al
ready taken. The strenRth of her confidence,
d. Guerrier. apd they resolved to risk the
danger OF travelling from the northeast to
the south west extremity Of France. 1t is one
of tho remarkable condolences in this his.
tory that their resolution WAS taken on the
Sth OF September, the Fsaet of the Nativity
Of Our Blessed Lady, day also memorable
At Lourdes as the day Of the deosase Of the
venerable Mgr. Peyramale, cure OF that
favored parish, and founder of tho noble
bAsilica erected there in honor OF the miraon-
Ions apparition.
The Guetrier family had no friend or &C.
qualntauoe ut LouEdes on whose kind sym.
Pathy they could rely to receive them on thelr
arrival, and to direct them to u suitable abode
where the poor afflicted lady could be housed
csTe OF Saint Gobain, however, n. Poindron by
name. had remarked in reAdin ng the newepaperk
account of the death of Mgr. Peyramale, the
name of u personal friend of his own, the Alb.
be hArtignon, as one OF those who wereH
present ~ the bedside of the care of Lourdes
in his last moments. II. Poindrou, therefore.
promised to write to his friend, aud reauest
him to undertake to do all that was needful
4or the comfort OF the travellers. Aud hero il
will be necessary to give some account of the
Able Martignon, who has considerable sh AreE
in the history of these events. Canon Martig.
NON had been fer sometime oEr0 and arch
priest of AlGiers, where he had lRbored WithE
great zeal and success under the devoted
Archbishop of Algeria, Mgr. LAvigerie. Hav-
ing, however, become an ioted with q severe
afeotion OF the lungs aud loss of voice. 80 that
be o0nld speak only in whisper, he had been
sompelled to resign all public duty, aud had
arrived At LOurdes IN the year 1874 in ths
hope OF obtaining his restoration to health at
he famous Grotto. His hopes were not reaii.
,ed, bat his faith remained firm, aud he stayed
n &C LOGrdas, making novenss continually 20
lnR Blessed Lady for tho grace Lee sought,
nd enjoying tho friendship OF the sure of the
,lsoe, Mgr. Peyramale, for whom he enter.
aimed q profound yOneEation. When that
ainSly man departed shis life, as we have
a5d. on the Feast Of the Nativity, MRrE