Meanwhile reports of miracles came in from all over the world. Those in China and some other places were very difficult to investigate because of poor communications and local wars or political unrest. The most thoroughly documented and witnessed cases took place among the Daughters of Charity.
In France, there was in 1847 a girl in the Daughter of Charity hospital, dying of typhoid fever. She was a¬nointed and the doctors gave her up as a hopeless case. This was in the neighborhood of Fr. Perboyre's birth and childhood, so there was great devotion to him. The fam¬ily and Daughters of Charity started a novena to Fr. Per¬boyre and she was suddenly completely cured.
In 1841 in another part of France, there was a Daughter of Charity who over several months was dying of pleuro-pneumonia; the doctors too gave her case up. She could do nothing - eat, talk or move. The Sisters began a novena to the new martyr and the Sister was immediately cured, sat up and ate the equivalent of several meals.
That evening she went to recreation with the other sisters and the next day did her full day's work. Here again the doctors gave the strongest testimony that there was no natural explanation.
Also in 1841 in Constantinoble, one of the hospital Sisters had a long illness; finally her spleen burst
and gangrene set in. She kept getting worse and in Jan-uary the doctors gave up hope with only a few days to live. The odor was terrible. Two novenas were started,one by the Sisters and the other by the school-children, both to Fr. Perboyre. After 5 days, she was suddenly completely cured, sat up, ate ravenously, no odor and her skin fresh. She walked up 3 flights of stairs to the chapel to thank God. The novena continued in thanksgiving. The doctors, including a Jewish specialist, all gave testimony to this miracle.
In Guatemala in Central America in 1863, another Sister had been dying of tuberculosis, complicated with other diseases. She was so bad that the doctors came for one last visit, expecting to find her dead. But the other Sisters had started a novena to Fr. Perboyre. They found the dying Sister not only alive but tremendously changed. Within 2 weeks she was doing all her work, as if she had never been sick at all. At the thanksgiving ceremony in church, the Archbishop attended with the President of the country - so well known was this moracle.
These are only a few of the hundreds of miracles reported from all over the world.
In France, there was in 1847 a girl in the Daughter of Charity hospital, dying of typhoid fever. She was a¬nointed and the doctors gave her up as a hopeless case. This was in the neighborhood of Fr. Perboyre's birth and childhood, so there was great devotion to him. The fam¬ily and Daughters of Charity started a novena to Fr. Per¬boyre and she was suddenly completely cured.
In 1841 in another part of France, there was a Daughter of Charity who over several months was dying of pleuro-pneumonia; the doctors too gave her case up. She could do nothing - eat, talk or move. The Sisters began a novena to the new martyr and the Sister was immediately cured, sat up and ate the equivalent of several meals.
That evening she went to recreation with the other sisters and the next day did her full day's work. Here again the doctors gave the strongest testimony that there was no natural explanation.
Also in 1841 in Constantinoble, one of the hospital Sisters had a long illness; finally her spleen burst
and gangrene set in. She kept getting worse and in Jan-uary the doctors gave up hope with only a few days to live. The odor was terrible. Two novenas were started,one by the Sisters and the other by the school-children, both to Fr. Perboyre. After 5 days, she was suddenly completely cured, sat up, ate ravenously, no odor and her skin fresh. She walked up 3 flights of stairs to the chapel to thank God. The novena continued in thanksgiving. The doctors, including a Jewish specialist, all gave testimony to this miracle.
In Guatemala in Central America in 1863, another Sister had been dying of tuberculosis, complicated with other diseases. She was so bad that the doctors came for one last visit, expecting to find her dead. But the other Sisters had started a novena to Fr. Perboyre. They found the dying Sister not only alive but tremendously changed. Within 2 weeks she was doing all her work, as if she had never been sick at all. At the thanksgiving ceremony in church, the Archbishop attended with the President of the country - so well known was this moracle.
These are only a few of the hundreds of miracles reported from all over the world.
