St. Clare of Assisi
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Posted on 01/07/2008 9:12:36 PM PST by Soliton
The body of Padre Pio will be exhumed and exposed for public veneration during the coming year, the local archbishop has announced.
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Please forgive my ignorance,as I am not Catholic; I was unaware that there was exhumation and veneration of deceased saints.Would Mother Theresa qualify? She was sainted,wasn’t she? With all the goodness she spread throughout her life and the charitable works she performed,it seems to me that she would be considered one of the incorruptibles....just curious.
BTW.....I loved the story of the woman who was pregnant and healed by the miracle of God through St Pio. Very inspiring,to say the least.
I am one of many who have seen Fr. Pio after death, that is why I am a Secular Franciscan. He exhibited so many miracles in life, I’d be surprised if his body wasn’t in good shape.
I see. So you are a holy smartypants eh? :-)
I will bet BIG bucks that by the time his body is displayed it will look perfectly preserved AND that his hands will bleed on certain holy days
That’s amazing. If you would care to share,
I would love to know the circumstances and
the effect it had on you.
You may be right.
I don’t think Mother Theresa has been elevated to the level of sainthood (yet), so, etc.
It’s up to God who’s mortal remains remain incorruptible; in other words, not all Saints’ bodies remain incorrupt.
Mother Theresa is worthy of veneration though, in my opinion, for the reasons you stated. I honestly can’t think of a better modern witness for Christ (of course some disagree). We’ll have to wait and see if the Church agrees though; I believe now she’s a “blessed” which means she can be venerated in the region where she lived and died. Universal veneration has to wait until she’s elevated to sainthood, I believe (perhaps if I’m wrong some one will correct me here)
Ha ha! I wish I were a lot smarter in that way.
I really get a lot out of reading the stories of the saints and learning as much as I can and know I will never know as much as I'd like to about religious history and the faithful who came before us.
That is my understanding as well.
I have been struggling with a way to say this, and hope I get it right, because I don't want to imply that incorruptability isn't a wonderful thing. It is.
The fact that they are incorrupt doesn't mean that the person was any more "saintly" as I understand it. It is just one more way that their saintliness can manifest. There are plenty of saints that became dust like the rest of us, but they are no less saintly.
To me, incorruptibility is just one more thing to think about and consider when one prays or meditates on the lives of people who dedicated their lives to God.
Your suspicion is unfounded. If his body is corrupted, then it will be announced as such, and life will go on. We have no need to manufacture incorrupt saints; there are plenty of those already.
I had no ill will against Padre Pio when I made that remark, calling him a “dude”.
I call Jesus my “amigo”, in front of my Parish priest and he said “of course”. Bro, you’re too sensitive.
Ok...Thanks for the info!
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