Textes traduits de l’italien en anglais et en français
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“Miracles Accepted for the Beatification and Canonisation of Saint John Baptist de La Salle” is a captivating narrative penned by our late Brother Gerard Rummery, chronicling extraordinary occurrences attributed to the revered figure of Saint John Baptist de La Salle. This profound account unveils a series of miraculous interventions that affirm the sanctity and intercessory power of Saint John Baptist de La Salle within the Lasallian community.
The article delves into miraculous events spanning across decades, each depicting instances where individuals, in the depths of despair and suffering, found solace and healing through the divine intervention of Saint John Baptist de La Salle. From the miraculous recovery of a gravely ill nurse in Orleans, France, to the restoration of mobility in a paralysed Brother in Canada, these accounts stand as testaments to the unwavering faith and profound impact of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s legacy.
For Lasallians, this article serves as a poignant reminder of the enduring spiritual presence of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and his continued intercession in the lives of those who seek his guidance and assistance. Through these miraculous narratives, readers are invited to reflect on the profound influence of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s teachings and the enduring significance of his journey towards sainthood.
As Lasallians embark on their own spiritual journeys, “Miracles Accepted for the Beatification and Canonisation of Saint John Baptist de La Salle” offers a compelling narrative of faith, resilience, and the transformative power of divine grace.
Les médecins avaient abandonné tout espoir de guérison et déclaré
qu’il serait bientôt mort. Toute l’équipe de professeurs et d’élèves se
réunit dans la chapelle du collège pour prier pour sa guérison par
l’intercession de Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, récemment béatifié.
Lorsque le médecin qui soignait Leopoldo reçut un message urgent
lui demandant de retourner au collège, il supposa qu’il s’agissait de
rédiger l’acte de décès. À son grand étonnement, il trouva Leopoldo
complètement rétabli.
Le deuxième miracle a eu lieu en faveur du frère Netelmo de la
communauté de Maisonneuve, près de Montréal au Canada. Atteint
d’une paralysie incurable qui ne permettait aucun mouvement de la
colonne vertébrale, le Frère Netelmo ne pouvait bouger d’aucune
façon et souffrait cruellement. Le 4th mai, alors que l’on célébrait la
fête du bienheureux de La Salle, le Frère Netelmo le supplia en
pleurant d’avoir pitié de lui. Soudain, il sentit à nouveau le
mouvement dans les parties paralysées de son corps, se leva tout seul
et fut complètement guéri.
Le 24th mai de l’année jubilaire 2000, fête de l’Ascension, le
Pape Léon XIII déclara solennellement que Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
serait désormais inscrit au calendrier des Saints.
[Texte traduit de l’italien]
MIRACLES ACCEPTED FOR THE BEATIFICATION AND
CANONISATION OF SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE-
by Br Gerard Rummery fsc
The first miracle was that which concerned a young nurse 20
years of age, Vittoria Ferry, serving in a hospital at Orleans, France.
In 1832, while carrying out her usual nursing duties, she was
brutally assaulted by a mad woman who threw her to the ground and,
in a frenzy, stabbed her many times. Although expected to die,
Vittoria in some way survived but was from then on subjected to
dreadful sufferings: a high fever, sudden vomiting of blood and
inflammation of the whole body. Occasionally she would remain as
though dead in her mother’s arms for three to four hours.
During the twelve years that she endured these sufferings, she became
empty of all her blood some 260 times.
In 1844 when her death appeared to be imminent, someone
spoke to her about the Venerable John Baptist de La Salle. The
account of the graces and miracles attributed to the servant of God
had an unexpected and extraordinary effect on her. She read his life
and at once felt great confidence in him. One night she saw him and
heard him say to her “You are cured”. In the morning she got up and
went to the church to thank her benefactor. From that day on she
never had any recurrence of all the ills that had so long tormented her.
The second miracle was in favour of a Brother Adelminiamo
who in 1866 directed the school of Saint Nicholas des Champs in
Paris. Brother Adelminiamo was stricken with progressive multiple
scelerosis and had to give up every kind of activity. A famous doctor
to whom he went to be healed said to him: “My dear Brother, no one
is cured of this illness.” Seeing no hope in everything said to him,
Brother turned instead to his Father and Founder, John Baptist de La
Salle. Courageously, he left Paris and had himself taken to the tomb
of De La Salle in the city of Rouen.
On 5th January 1868, after finishing a novena without any
result, the Brother, who was full of faith, began a second novena.
Suddenly he was stricken with sufferings far greater than anything he
had previously experienced. It was at first thought that he would die
but instead found himself instantly cured forever by the intercession
of the Venerable John Baptist de La Salle.
The third miracle was that of Stefano de Suzanne, an eleven
year old boy. His condition was grave. He suffered from a form of
rickets so violent that his pulse was 140, his body so bent that his
forehead touched his knees. His parents, who were good Christians,
had lost all hope of him being saved but wished him to receive his
First Communion before
he died. [note: at this time the age of first communion was usually
about 12] When the parents
spoke of their resignation and sorrow to Cardinal Bonhomme, he
said:” If I was in your situation, I would ask the Venerable De La
Salle to cure your child. He cured Brother
Adelminiamo and he will save and free your son as well.”
The boy’s grandmother who loved her grandson dearly was
present and she immediately began a novena. On the third day the boy
stated that he believed he would be cured. Gradually the boy’s
sufferings became less frequent while he continued to say, “Yes, yes,
he will cure me at the end of the novena!” Turning to his mother, he
said “Get my clothes ready for going to Mass.” By the end of the
novena the boy felt that he was completely cured. The following day
he was received in church to thank God for the cure that he had
received.
The above three cures were accepted by doctors as beyond any
kind of medical explanation. They were therefore accepted as
miraculous and the Venerable John Baptist de La Salle was beatified
on 19th February 1888 and formally proclaimed Blessed John Baptist
de La Salle.
Two further miracles that took place in 1889 were eventually
recognised by the Church so that the canonisation of Blessed John
Baptist de La Salle took place in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on 24th
May 1900.
The first miracle was that of Leopoldo Tayac, a pupil of the
boarding college in Rodez (France). As Leopoldo was stricken with a
serious lung infection and of lesions in the central part of the brain,
doctors had given up all hope of any recovery and declared that he
would soon be dead. The whole staff of teachers and pupils gathered
in the college chapel to pray for his cure through the intercession of
the recently beatified John Baptist de La Salle. When the doctor who
was treating Leopoldo received an urgent message to return to the
college, he assumed that it was to write the Death Certificate. To his
astonishment, he found Leopoldo completely restored to health.
The second miracle was in favour of Brother Netelmo of the
community at Maisonneuve, near Montreal in Canada. Afflicted by an
incurable paralysis that allowed no movement at all of the spine,
Brother Netelmo could not move in any way at all and suffered
grievously. On the 4th May, when the feast of Blessed De La Salle
was being celebrated, Brother Netelmo begged him with tears to have
pity on him. Suddenly he felt movement again in the paralysed parts
of his body, stood up by himself, and was completely cured.
On the 24th May in the Jubilee year of 2000, the Feast of the
Ascension, Pope Leo XIII solemnly declared that John Baptist de La
Salle would henceforth be inscribed in the calendar of the Saints.
[Text translated from Italian