The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-02-10
aNOTHER MIRACULOUS CURB At
LOURDES.

a auanryellops case of instantaneous healing IN
answer to prayer. The latest o0oumens at'e1.- ~ !
in0 the permenence Of the oure 10 dated on the
1ut of December. variety OF remnrksoie e
circumstances accompanied the event, nna
have contributed to its santhentioatlon, Whiop
is so we'll attested' We might say, anu ahoeni
able, that it seems impossible to attribute to
this cure any other explanation than that 1t is
what il 10 considered to be by the we'll hnovnl
French writer, III. Henri LaserIe VINO MAJ. nes 70
lated it with great fulness and devout feeling
IN the columns of the Unirers, namely, signal
and extraordinary Instance OK the Diyins Il
mercy. The person cured is q trenoh iady on
the name Of Madame Guerrier, nee justinel
Biver whose husband, ID. Guerrier, was, auoI
stiil ie, juge de pai1 Mt Beanne, in the depart
ment of the Cote d'Or, where the family baveI
all along resided. Her brothers are direotorsI
of the celebrated crystal manufsotory at 81
Gobain, in the department of the Alsne, and
there also is tho home OF the aged father andI
mother. 1t should be mentioned that Nd. anu
Madame Gnerrier have been married htteeuI
years. aud that her family consists OF threeI
dRughters
In ths wear 1874 Madame Guerrier, " ho upl
TO that timo had enjoyed excellent health, be-
gan to suffer from violent headaches, accom-
panied 10y frequent faintiug tits ana genera
sad increasing weakness, which soon ouimi'
mated in partial paralysis OF very ssvereI
character. Her spine lost all it's strength, sol
TOO did the lower limbs, which no lopgerI
obeyed tue calls of voliton, so that she was!
quite unabln to take single step. or even toI
stand. Her sight also became dimmed audi
the lower part of tue body underwent total
loas OF ensation, 80 that neither punoturet
with @ sharp instrument nor pinch; however,
severe, were at all felt. The invalid lady soonI
became incapable OF sitting up, even In bed /
and spent the whole of her dnys and nights inI
q reounbout position. In 1876, however, re.
mark liable circum stance occurred, whioh 5eemedl
10 hold out TO the poor sufferer some prospectk
Of q supernatural restoration to health. Sun
day, the ~ Of April in that year, was the dayI
of her eldest daug ghter's frat communion, a day
always impressiveiy observed in French fami
haa1x L.I nai, ,,al tx,I InrN
mind firm belief that on the day of her ohild'si
6rSt communion abe would arise and walk /
And 30 in fact she did. On that Sunday after
noon she left her bed, which she had not quit
ted for two whole years previously, dressed, L
and took her place at the family party, whoI
had assembled to celebrate the ioyfnl occasion
All present were overwhelmed with surprIset
and thankfuluess, and Madame Guerrier Te.
manned quite we'll during the remainder OF tbe1
day, aud passed good night, but on tho NOR
row the malady returned. The paralysis be'
some as bad as ever, and the poor lady wasI
reduced once more to the pltiAbIe condition OIL
y helpless invalid. From that day, however.
her resignation ~BH strengthened, and hert
truet in Cod grew more siiap!o and cor hdlng
In the autumn Of 1876 she had tuken the l3uGj
Quincy from Beaune to 'Saiul GOba,n, Ia visit
her aged parents there Doctor and MAdSuIeS
Piyer. Her helpless c"Bditioa, a"~ever, greBt-
ly increased this fatigue of travelling, aud tbet
Quincy prnduccd most unfavorable SHeot
nil her symptoms were seriously aggravated,
and the paralysis extended itself to the left
arm. II WIS IN consI ouGnos found impossi b leE
for Madame Gnsrcier TO return home and she
was compelled TO remain with her own rslB
tives at Saint Gobain; her devoted busbandS
travelling continually TO and fro, distance OF
lA0 lesgues-upwBrdS Of $50 miles-to attend
to bis msSisteriRl duties At keAune. 30 thinRsf
wont on for eleven months; the afdlction OF
the mother broke mp, 80 to speak, the once
happy family circle
In the course OF lest August Madame Guer.
rier, -baing still scjourner at Saint Gobain,
told her husband that she felt o strong asSu
rance that If abe could only be taken tot
Lourdes she could obtain o complete cure.
Tbs proposal VAS Mt first opposed by him.
He tried his utmost TO dIssu Ade her from the
idea, by reureseuttng to her how much tnjury
abe had suffered by the journey she had 81
ready taken. Tho strength Of her oon ntdence,
however at length oVeroam6 the reluctance of
II. Guerrier, and they resolved to risk thel
danger of travelling from the northeast toI
the south-west extremity of France. 1t is oneI
OF tho remarkable conodence5 III this his
tory that their resolution wac taken theI
9Th OF September, the Feast of the Nativity
of Oar Blessed Lady, day also memorableI
venerable Mgr. Peyramsle, cure of that!
favored parish, and founder of tho noble
bAsilica erected there in honor Of the miraoC-
Ions RppAritou.
The Guerrier family had no friend or 90.
quaintauce ut Lourdes on whose kind sym.
pathy they could rely to receive them ON their
arrival, and to direct them to a suitable abodeI
where the poor afa 'cted lady could be housed
and cared for as her condition required. TheI
ssrs OF Saint Goban. however, II. Poindrou by
name, had remarked in reading the newspAporl
account of the death Of Mgr. Peyramale, the
name OF personal friend OF his own, the Alb.
be MSrtiRuOn, as one of those who Werei
present a. the bedside of the care of Lourdes.
in his last moments. n. Poindron, therefore.
promised to write to HE friend, aud requestI
him to undertake to do ell that rs needfull
for the comfort of the travellers. And hero ia
will be necessary to give some account OF the
Abbe MArtignOn, who has considerable share
in the history of these events. Canon Martig
non had been for some time cSrS and arch
psiest of Al&iers, where he had IAbored with
great zeal and success under the devoted
Archbishop of Algeria Mgr. Lavigerie. Hav
ing, however, become an ioted with severe
Affection Of the lungs and loss of voice, go that
he could speak only in whisper, he had been
compelled to resign all pnbhc duty, and had
arrived nt Lourdes in the year lS74. in the
hope Of obtaining his restora'i ion to health al
the famous Grott0. His hopes were not reali
zed, but his faith remained firm, aud he stayed
on &C Lourdes, making pOvenas con ntinuAlly to
Orr blessed LRdy for the EsAce Lee sought
and enjoying the friendship OF the sure of the
place, Mgr. PeyramAle, for whom he euter.
Saiued n profound venerAtion. When that