The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-04-28

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delphia. The third of man in ST..
Louis, who had CARES of the breast.
bone and three ribs. and pulmonary
consumption.
On the first case the Papal Court met
in Milwaukee. 1T was in the year 1852
that the old lady went on the feast of
st. Peter, to ask the blessings of his
relics. [ laid the relics on the cancer,
and the cancer disappeared at once.
She went joyfully home, rubbing her
face with her hands, and telling the
peoples "See! told you'll shall come
home, and the cancer will be gone.''
The second cure was that of girl,
who had broken her collar bone, and for
four months was under treatment Of
some doctors of Williamsport, and with.
out success. The bones would not Join,
and her mother said to her, while dress
ing the arm before going TO the Church
during the mission: "My daughter, you
will never be cured, but console your
self with the thought that you can be
saved, with one hand as we'll as with
two.''
Coming to the confessional, the girl
blessed herself with the left hand;
asked her the reason. She answered.:
II am disabled, and cannot move the
right hand; the bone is broken" I
then asked her if she felt devotion in
the intercession of the saints. AS she
replied in the affirmative, T brought her
to the sacristy. and laid the relics on the
bandage. She simply said: 'sThank
you,'' united the bandage, and after
Mass went straight to the priests house
and began to iron the wash. On COM
ing home, she je yfully swung her hand
before her mothers eyes, exclaiming:
''See! no more broken bone!" and be-
gan TO load q wagon with hay.
The third case was that Of Ignatius
Strecker, iii the year 1864. Ills breast,
bone and three ribs were eaten by the
caries; he was afflicted with diseased
throat and pulmonary consumption.
The doctors advised his wife to prepare
for his funeral. Then the wife told him
that after tine mission was giving,
would impose relics on the sick. He
wanted to have the relics applied to him
too. AS soon as the relics We're laid on
him, he said to his wife; CHOW I can
dance" In 1noment he was cured of
all rottenness of the bones, and of his
consumption: and Immediately went to
work. He was baker by trade.
His wife told me, that when she heard
me announce that l. would lay relics on
the sick, she thought this would be use
less to her husband, for she had already
made a novena in honor OF the Blessed
Virgin, but without avail. Now, she
thought, as Mary is higher in Heaven
than Blessed Peter Caver, he could not
do more than she. While these thoughts
were running in her mind, she suddenly
heard voice, as from heaven: "You
are right my daughter, am the Queen
of Saints, but [ wish my servants also to
be honored.'' The, processes of these
miracles were sent to Rome, and the
Congregation selected two Of them for
the Decree of Canonization.
When called to the witness stand, I
testified that had imposed the relics,
and cures constantly happened; but [
never heard what had been done with
the processes sent to Rome, whether the
Congregation had made use of them or
not. Twenty years passed. and finally
I heard that Blessed Peter was to be
canonized in 1855; again that the can
onization was deferred till 1886, and
again until 1887. All that time. / did
not inquire whether the congregation
had used the miracles proposed by me;
and when the canonization took place
On the 18th OF January of this year,
did not know whether these miracles
had been used. I thought I would offer
to the Lord, in honor of st, Peter, this
act of self-abnegation, saying; ANY
how the news will soon be published
and 80 it happened.
The "Catholic Review" printed let
ter from it's Roman correspondent, CIV
ing an account of the canonization and
the "Letters and Notices" arrived, and
I felt exceedingly thankful to God and
ST. Peter. At the same time, I was
glad that I had offered faithfully
through twenty years, the sacrifice of
mortified curiosity. thatpowerful plague
to human frailty.
According to the London Star, "Sper-
ANA" LADY Wilde) holds levee every
Saturday afternoon at her residence in
Chelsea. Her apartments are dimly
lighted, rose-colored shade subduing
the lights of lamps and candles. III the
season swarms of Americans, the bear
ers of letters Of introduction, crowd
Lady Wzlde's rooms; for, says the Star,
with amusing hyperbole, to have visited
Europe and not to haye been received