The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-05-28
THE SURGEONS miracle"
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the cleansing, even if by fire, of the
| with the patient several times, and on
the morning of the day of the opera
ion she spoke again with him.
"And it is possible, my son. she
said frankly, that you will come into
your reward today. / am not saying
anything that will injure you. God
will help you if it is His will, and if
it is His desire that you go to Him
she faltered little.
| The patients tired eyes frightened
| family.
| 81 am not afraid" he said.
| "And | want you to do something
for me-" Sister Angela hurried on.
Your Surgeon does not believe in
God. If you go to Him today, want
you to ask His mercy for him before
the judgment seat"
The promise was given. ts''
"Now," Sister Angela confided to
| herself, II, too, am not afraid"
IF he dies she duplicated the
Surgeon, 81 have something to say to
you. And l can say this much now
if he dies, you will not lose what you
expect to lose; rather, you will gain
a great DEAL"
The Surgeons firm mouth trembled
slightly, but he responded steadily, if
trife huskily: .a.
81 lose all if he dies"
The operation was successful and
the patient, rallying from the first, re.
covered rapidly. This result, Supply.
ing to Sister Angela, but hailed as
miraculous by the city's medical lights
brought to the Surgeon greater and
more enviable reputation. But, the
little nun did not seek him out How.
ever, she had nothing to tell the Sur.
geon now and he, the atheist, could
point to that fact and-Oh, it was
so difficult for those who were not
Catholics to know that all prayer can
not be answered at once!
Of course he had realized from her
various remarks that she had consid-
cred the loss of this case necessary
for his own spiritual welfare. Sister
Angela was young, and her sensitive
soul was finding some question too
intricate and too sorrowful to analyze
or understand. Her prayers never
ceased through these trying hours
The Surgeon went to her.
well, Sister Angela"
"Well?" she said in reply, lifting her
steady eyes to meet his own.
Il performed the miracle
yes"
"But not without help" he added
MOP" inquired the little nun.
Cant you guess what l have to
tell your"
| Sister Angela glanced curiously at
the speaker. In some unaccountable
way his appearance seemed changed
in spite Of the still quizzical express
sion of his countenance and the half
cynical lines around his mouth o.
"No."
Il performed the miracle with
Gods help"
"God's!" whispered the little nun.
"Yes--It is not necessary to 60
into detail why never believed. But
for many years have been too busy
and too successful to even think about
such thing thought was, mean.
This case was the nearest loss ever
threatened me. Perhaps it would not
have bothered me if you hadn't started
praying. Something that, I think
i unnerved me. I knew If lost it
would gravely affect my future and
i felt sure that I would lose! Your
4 positive position about the success of
i your prayers-and a few other things
i have noticed here in the hospital
5, shook my confidence in myselfAin my
unaided efforts. So concluded that if
4 there were God He could help me to
i terminate successfully that operation.
i knew I. could not do 1t, and if |
couldn't no manfwould attempt it. And
i promised if He helped me would
!, acknowledge His power always,
/ whether in the years to come should
win or lose. We won-God and T.
! "Oh!" cried Sister Angela. what a
J way heaven had to solve problems!,'
i And would like to state, Sister,
, that wanted to win because knew
in my heart that wanted God-not
an unassailable reputation. I envied
you, Sister Angela!'
i II believe that" said the little nun.
ooh, love God"
i Il think God must love you," re-
!, piled the Surgeon, smiling happily.
1 He answered your prayer!' Sister
/ Angela reminded him with "a smile as
i radiant as his own. o. As b
.r eSs1s u 's-Rssssp Naess5as.