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John
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Venerable John
Paul II
December 19,
2009
Decrees of
Vatican's Saint Congregation
Testify to 10 Miracles; 10 Cases of Heroic Virtue; 1
Martyrdom
Decrees of miracles for
blesseds
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Stanislaw
Soltys, called Kazimierczyk, professed priest of the Canons
Regular of the Lateran, born Sept. 27, 1433 in Kazimierz
(Poland) and died in the same place May 3, 1489;
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed André
Bessette (born Alfred), religious of the Congregation of the
Holy Cross; born in Saint-Grégoire d'Iberville, Canada, Aug. 9,
1845, and died in Montreal, Canada, Jan. 6, 1937.
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Mary
MacKillop (born Mary Helen), founder of the Congregation of the
Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart; born Jan. 15, 1842 in
Fitzroy, Australia, and died Aug. 8, 1909, in Sydney, Australia;
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Giulia
Salzano, founder of the Congregation of the Catechetical Sisters
of the Sacred Heart; born Oct. 13, 1846, in Santa Maria Capua
Vetere, Italy, and died May 17, 1929, in Casoria, Italy;
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Camilla Battista
da Varano, sister of the Poor Clares and founder of the
monastery of St. Clare in Camerino; born April 0, 1458, in
Camerino, Italy, and died in the same city May 31, 1524;
Decrees of miracles for venerables
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable José
Tous y Soler, priest and professed of the Order of Friars Minor
Capuchin and founder of the Congregation of the Capuchin Sisters
of the Mother of the Divine Pastor; born March 21, 1811, in
Igualada, Spain, and died Feb. 21, 1871, in Barcelona, Spain.
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable
Leopoldo de Alpandeire Sánchez Márquez (born Francisco), a
professed brother of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; born
July 24, 1866, in Alpandeire, Spain, and died Feb. 9, 1956, in
Granada, Spain.
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Manuel
Lozano Garrido, a layman; born Aug. 9, 1920, in Linares, Spain,
and died in the same city Nov. 3, 1971;
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Teresa
Manganiello, a laywoman, of the Third Order of St. Francis; born
in Montefusco, Italy, Jan. 1, 1849, and died Nov. 4, 1876;
-- a miracle attributed to the intercession of Venerable Chiara
Badano, lay; born in Sassello, Italy, Oct. 29, 1971, and died
Oct. 7, 1990;
Decree recognizing marytrdom
-- the martyrdom of the Servant of God Jerzy Popieluszko,
diocesan priest; born Sept. 14, 1947, in Okopy Suchowola,
Poland, and killed for hatred of the faith Oct. 20, 1984, near
Wloclawek, Polond;
Decree recognizing heroic virtue of a blessed
-- the heroic virtue of Blessed Giacomo Illirico da Bitetto, a
professed brother of the Order of the Friars Minor, born in 1400
in Zara, Dalmacia, and died around the year 1496 in Bitetto,
Italy;
Decrees recognizing heroic virtue for servants of God
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Pius XII (Eugenio
Pacelli), supreme pontiff; born in Rome on March 2, 1876, and
died in Castel Gandolfo on Oct. 9, 1958;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God John Paul II (Karol
Wojtyla), supreme pontiff; born May 18, 1920, in Wadowice,
Poland, and died in April 2, 2005, in Rome;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Louis Brisson, priest
and founder of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales; born June
23, 1817, in Plancy, France, and died n the same city Feb. 2,
1908;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Giuseppe Quadrio,
professed priest of the Salesians of St. John Bosco; born Nov.
28, 1921, in Vervio, Italy, and died in Turin, Italy, Oct. 23,
1963;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Mary Ward, founder of
the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, born in Mulwith,
England, Jan. 23, 1585, and died in Hewarth, England, Jan. 30,
1645;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Antonia Maria Verna,
founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception
of Ivrea; born in Pasquaro di Rivarolo, Italy, June 12, 1773,
and died in the same city Dec. 25, 1838;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Maria Chiara Serafina de
Jesús Farolfi (born Francisca), founder of the Missionary
Franciscan Clarists of the Blessed Sacrament; born Oct. 7, 1853,
in Tossignano, Italy, and died June 18, 1917, in Badia di
Bertinoro, Italia;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Enrica Alfieri (born
Maria Angela), professed religious of the Congregation of the
Sisters of the Charity of St. Juana Antide Thouret; born Feb.
23, 1891, in Borgovercelli, Italy, and died in Milan, Italy, on
Nov. 23, 1951;
-- the heroic virtues of Servant of God Giunio Tinarelli,
layman, member of the Silent Workers of the Cross, born in
Terni, Italy, May 27, 1912, and died in the same city Jan. 14,
1956.
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Benedict Recognizes Heroic Virtues of Paul II and Pius XII -
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John Paul II Closer to Canonization
Benedict XVI Advances Cause of Pius XII
Article from Zenit
Benedict XVI authorized the decrees that
recognize the heroic virtue of Popes John Paul
II and Pius XII, which pushes them both one step
closer to canonization.
The German Pontiff approved a total of 21
decrees Saturday, five of which are for miracles
attributed to those who are beatified, and are
now qualified for canonization.
Five decrees are for miracles attributed to
those who are venerable, and are now qualified
for beatification. One decree testifies to
martyrdom, and another is a decree of the heroic
virtue of a Blessed.
The nine remaining decrees, including those of
the two Pontiffs, testify to the heroic virtue
of Servants of God. The nine are now given the
title Venerable. The candidates need a miracle
attributed to their intercession to qualify for
beatification.
Pius XII, born Eugenio Pacelli, was born in Rome
in 1876, and served as Pope from 1939 until he
died in 1958 at Castel Gandolfo.
The Holy Father steered the Church through the
stormy years of the Second World War. He has
been criticized for remaining silent in face of
the Jewish Holocaust, although many historians
note that he served an important role in helping
to save the lives of many Jews.
John Paul II, born Karol Wojtyla, was born in
1920 in Wadowice, Poland. He was elected Pope in
October 1978, and he served until he died on
April 2, 2005. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims
filled St. Peter's Square during his last days,
and for his funeral.
The historians of the 20th century attribute the
fall of Communism in great part to the Polish
Pope, and Church historians note his decisive
efforts to faithfully apply the Second Vatican
Council.
Australia's 1st saint
Benedict XVI approved a decree attesting to a
miracle attributed to Blessed Mary MacKillop,
who will become Australia's first saint.
A miracle decree was also approved for Blessed
André Bessette, the Holy Cross brother who
founded St. Joseph's Oratory in Montreal,
Canada.
Another decree attested to the martyrdom "in
odium fidei" of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, who
was the chaplain of Poland's Solidarity union.
The decree paves the way for Father
Popieluszko's beatification.
The Communist regime regarded him as a fanatic,
an example of militant clericalism. In 1984, at
the age of 37, he was kidnapped and killed by
secret service agents, who beat him and threw
him into the icy waters of the Vistula River.
The cause of canonization of the English nun
Mary Ward (1585-1645) was also advanced. A
decree was approved that attested to the heroic
virtue of the founder of the Institute of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Loreto
Sisters.
The process
In an audience granted to Archbishop Angelo
Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints'
Causes, and the dicastery's superiors, officials
and collaborators, on the occasion of its 40th
anniversary, Benedict XVI reflected on the
process of canonization.
"The principal stages of recognition of sanctity
by the Church, namely, beatification and
canonization, are united by a great bond of
consistency," he said. "To them must added, as
an indispensible phase, the declaration about
heroic virtue or of martyrdom of a Servant of
God and the verification of some extraordinary
gift, the miracle, that the Lord gives through
the intercession of his faithful servant."
"What pedagogical wisdom is manifested in such
an itinerary," the Pope continued. "In a first
step, the people of God are invited to look to
these brothers and sisters who, after a first
accurate discernment, are proposed as models of
Christian life; then they are exhorted to
develop a cult of veneration and invocation
circumscribed by the ambit of the local Churches
and the religious orders."
Finally, the Pontiff added, the faithful are
called "to exult with the whole community of
believers with the certainty that, thanks to the
solemn pontifical proclamation, a son or
daughter has reached the glory of God, where
they participate in the perennial intercession
of Christ on behalf of their brothers."
In this journey, Benedict XVI declared, "the
Church welcomes with joy and stupor the miracles
that God, in his infinite goodness, gratuitously
gives her, to confirm the evangelical preaching.
She welcomes, moreover, the witness of the
martyrs as the most limpid and intense form of
configuration to Christ."
The Pontiff noted that the Church undertakes
these processes because "in the itinerary of
recognition of sanctity, there emerges a
spiritual and pastoral wealth that involves the
whole Christian community."
He defined sanctity as the "transfiguration of
persons and human realities into the image of
the risen Christ," and added that it "represents
the ultimate purpose of the plan of divine
salvation."
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John Paul II and Pius XII Move Closer to
Sainthood
- from Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — As
expected Pope Benedict
today officially
declared that Pope John
Paul II had lived a life
of “heroic virtues,” a
major milestone toward
his beatification.
But the big surprise was
that Pope Benedict also
signed the decree of
heroic virtues for Pope
Pius XII, whose
sainthood process has
been a cause
of contention with some
Jewish groups and
others.After the
Congregation for Saints’
Causes unanimously
recommended the heroic
virtues decree for Pope
Pius last year, Pope
Benedict put the cause
on hold and put out the
word that both critics
and supporters should
stop pressing the issue.
Clearly, after several
months of reflection, he
thinks the time has come
to move Pope Pius’ cause
forward. Today’s action
does not mean imminent
beatification. Both of
the late popes still
require verification of
a miracle attributed to
their intercession.
In other decrees issued
today, Pope
Benedict recognized the
miracle needed for the
canonization of Blessed
Mary MacKillop, the
Australian founder of a
religious order
dedicated to educating
the children of the
poor. And he recognized
the martydom of
Polish Father Jerzy
Popieluszko, who
was abducted and killed
by communist agents in
Poland in 1984. The
priest was was known for
his outspoken support of
the then-outlawed
Solidarity movement. The
martyrdom decree clears
the way for his
beatification.
The pope also recognized
the heroic virtues of
Sister Mary Ward, an
English
religious once jailed as
a heretic by the same
pope who sanctioned
Galileo. She founded the
Congregation of Jesus
and the Institute of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
known as the Loreto
Sisters.
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