Father Solanus Casey Beatification Set for November

Crux ^ | 6/29/17 | CNA

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On November 18, Capuchin Father Solanus Casey will be beatified in Detroit, Michigan. The priest was very close to the sick and was highly sought-after throughout his life, in part because of the many physical healings attributed to his blessings and intercession. He was also a co-founder of Detroit's Capuchin Soup Kitchen in 1929.

DETROIT, Michigan - Venerable Solanus Casey, an American-born Capuchin priest who died in 1957 known for his ability as a spiritual counselor, will be beatified at a November 18 Mass in Detroit, the local archdiocese announced Tuesday.

“We are filled with joy at receiving the final date of the beatification of Father Solanus,” Father Michael Sullivan, OFM Cap. and Provincial Minister of the Capuchin Franciscan Province of St. Joseph, said June 27. “It is a beautiful way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his passing.”

Casey was known for his great faith, attention to the sick, and ability as a spiritual counselor.

The beatification Mass will be said at Ford Field in Detroit, which can accommodate as many as 60,000.

Born Bernard Casey on Nov. 25, 1870, he was the sixth child of 16 born to Irish immigrants in Wisconsin. At age 17 he left home to work at various jobs, including as a lumberjack, a hospital orderly, and a prison guard.

Reevaluating his life after witnessing a drunken sailor brutally stab a woman to death, he decided to act on a call he felt to enter the priesthood.

Because of his lack of formal education, however, he struggled in the minor seminary, and was eventually encouraged to become a priest through a religious order rather than through the diocese.

So in 1898 he joined the Capuchin Franciscans in Detroit and after struggling through his studies, in 1904 was ordained a “sacerdos simplex” - a priest who........

[BlessedBeGod]

YES !!!

[COBOL2Java]

Father Solanus Casey beatification set for November

[COBOL2Java]

He had faithfully served the people of Detroit, MI, Huntington, IN, New York City and Yonkers, NY by providing soup for the hungry, kind words for the troubled, and a healing touch for the ill. Wherever he served, people would line up for blocks for a moment with Fr. Solanus.

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Good News Bump!

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What an inspiring life!

[BlatherNaut]

Fr. Solanus' body was exhumed from swampy ground, and though his casket was waterlogged, his remains were found to be incorrupt.

The Saint of Stillwater Prison From cellblock to sainthood

"The closest the surviving Younger brothers ever got to heaven was a prison guard who may be declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.

“Barney” Francis Casey—now known as Venerable Solanus Casey—befriended Cole and Jim Younger in Minnesota’s Stillwater prison, where the outlaws were serving a life sentence for their part in the ill-fated Northfield bank robbery attempt with Frank and Jesse James.

The teenaged guard was remembered as a “people person” who found it hard to say no to prisoners. He obviously made an impression on the Youngers, since one of them made him a small wooden chest in shop class. After he left his prison job, Casey continued visiting the prison, and presumably kept seeing the Youngers..."

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Fr. Solanus' body was exhumed from swampy ground, and though his casket was waterlogged, his remains were found to be incorrupt.

Would like to see some serious evidence of this claim.

[ealgeone]

So in 1898 he joined the Capuchin Franciscans in Detroit and after struggling through his studies, in 1904 was ordained a “sacerdos simplex” - a priest who can say Mass, but not publicly preach or hear confessions.

What is the reason for this?

[Joe 6-pack]

I had to look it up but this is what I found:

"On 24 July 1904, Solanus Casey was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Sebastian Messmer at the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He will be ordained a “sacerdotus simplex” or “Mass Priest” which prevented him from hearing confessions or preaching doctrinal sermons because of a judgment that he had not performed sufficiently well in his seminary classes. Indeed, Fr. Casey had great difficulty in seminary as most of the classes were in German, with which he was not very familiar."

[PraiseTheLord]

Lots of *incorruptables* around. On view, many.

Or did you mean this one in particular ?

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IIRC the story goes that after his passing, or not, anyway a piece of paper was found that was actually giving permission for him to receive all the faculties of priest.

Am not remembering more of this story, but there was some reason this didn’t happen then.

And we remember Fr Benedict Groeschel in seminary entering the chapel at night to see Fr Solanus , I guess, in ecstasy.

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This one would be fine.

[PraiseTheLord]

Have not found any pics of Fr Solanus incorrupt, but here is report of opening casket,
and a site showing scads of pics of incorruptibles.

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/holy-healer-the-remarkable-life-of-father-solanus-casey

by the official archdiocesan investigation in 1983. Holy Name Sister Anne Herkenrath of Seattle is the great-niece of Father Casey and was present at the exhumation of his body in 1987. She described to the Register the hot July morning in Detroit when his casket was lifted from the gravesite at St. Bonaventure Monastery and water began to drain from the inside.

Dreading the worst, those present followed as the casket was carried and laid in the chapel. Then, as the lid was lifted and the incorrupt face of her great-uncle appeared, she said, “All I could think was ‘awesome.’ It was perfectly intact and recognizable. He had a terrible skin disease for a good part of his life, but his legs were smooth and white, and the flesh was still there — no sign of the disease.”
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The Incorruptibles: A Study of Incorruption in the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati
Continuously popular since it first appeared in 1977, TheIncorruptibles remains the acknowledged classic on the bodies of saints that did not undergo decomposition after death. Many remained fresh and flexible for years, or even centuries. After explaining both natural and artificial mummification, the author shows that the incorruption of the saints’ bodies fits neither c

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https://www.pinterest.com/garykovacik/catholic-saints-incorrupt-bodies/ Wow, many many pics

[BlatherNaut]

Fr. Solanus' body was exhumed from swampy ground, and though his casket was waterlogged, his remains were found to be incorrupt. Would like to see some serious evidence of this claim.

In regard to Fr. Casey, maybe the Capuchins would supply you with further info.

In regard to the phenomenon in other cases, the following book may be of interest: "The Incorruptibles: A Study of Incorruption in the Bodies of Various Saints and Beati" by Joan Carroll Cruz

Apparently it is possible to view some of these "incorruptibles" at shrines and such, so you could go take a look for yourself.

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Didn’t see this until after I posted. Thanks very much for the links. Amazing testimony from his niece.