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Father Solanus Casey beatification set for November

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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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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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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?