Matt Talbot was basically illiterate when he signed a pledge
not to drink, confessed his sins
to a priest, and turned his life over to the
care of God at the age of 28. He laboriously began to read over
the years and would frequently ask his
spiritual advisor about certain words and what certain
passages meant.
Over the years he read his Bible, the lives of saints, and books by saints. One day, in
the timber yard, at lunch break a fellow worker saw him reading a book by John
Henry Newman and said, “Isn’t that difficult?” Matt simply
answered that the Lord helped him.
Pope Francis to Canonize Blessed John Henry
Newman
by Edward Pentin
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/blessed-newman-to-be-canonized-cardinal-mindszenty-declared-venerable
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/blessed-newman-to-be-canonized-cardinal-mindszenty-declared-venerable
Pope Francis announced on 2 Feb 2019 a major advance in the
cause of the famous 19th century English theologian and convert from
Anglicanism. Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) is to be canonized
following a Vatican announcement on Wednesday
that the Pope had formally approved a miracle attributed to his
intercession.
Oratorian Father Ignatius Harrison, postulator for Blessed John
Henry’s cause, told the Register Feb. 13 that he heard the news with “enormous
elation.”
Everyone at the Birmingham Oratory, which Cardinal Newman founded, is “absolutely delighted that the heroic sanctity has been recognized,” Father Harrison said, “and we look forward to many more graces with his help.”
The papal decree comes after the Vatican last year judged the healing of a woman to be miraculous. The case relates to a law graduate in the archdiocese of Chicago who had been inexplicably healed in 2013 after praying for Blessed John Henry’s intercession while suffering from a “life-threatening pregnancy.” The woman, whose name has yet to be made public, was inspired to pray for the intercession of the cardinal after reportedly watching a film about him on EWTN.
The mother had “unstoppable internal bleeding which threatened the life of her child in the womb,” said Father Harrison. “She had long been a devotee of Blessed John Henry, and in prayer she directly and explicitly invoked Newman's intercession to stop the bleeding.”
“The miraculous healing was immediate, complete and permanent,” Father Harrison said, adding that the “child was born normally."
The date of the canonization of Blessed John Henry has not yet been announced, but is expected to take place later this year. “We are now hoping that it will be sooner rather than later,” Father Harrison said.
The founder of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in England, Cardinal Newman was one of the most prominent converts to the Catholic Church from Anglicanism in the 19th century and was a renowned preacher and theologian.
Everyone at the Birmingham Oratory, which Cardinal Newman founded, is “absolutely delighted that the heroic sanctity has been recognized,” Father Harrison said, “and we look forward to many more graces with his help.”
The papal decree comes after the Vatican last year judged the healing of a woman to be miraculous. The case relates to a law graduate in the archdiocese of Chicago who had been inexplicably healed in 2013 after praying for Blessed John Henry’s intercession while suffering from a “life-threatening pregnancy.” The woman, whose name has yet to be made public, was inspired to pray for the intercession of the cardinal after reportedly watching a film about him on EWTN.
The mother had “unstoppable internal bleeding which threatened the life of her child in the womb,” said Father Harrison. “She had long been a devotee of Blessed John Henry, and in prayer she directly and explicitly invoked Newman's intercession to stop the bleeding.”
“The miraculous healing was immediate, complete and permanent,” Father Harrison said, adding that the “child was born normally."
The date of the canonization of Blessed John Henry has not yet been announced, but is expected to take place later this year. “We are now hoping that it will be sooner rather than later,” Father Harrison said.
The founder of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in England, Cardinal Newman was one of the most prominent converts to the Catholic Church from Anglicanism in the 19th century and was a renowned preacher and theologian.