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| Saint Catherine of Bologna From Visionaries, Mystics and Stigmatists Perhaps, one of the biggest Miracles is the in-corrupt body of our Saint, seated on a regal throne in a Chapel to the left of the main altar in the Church of Corpus Domini in Bologna. It remains intact, never having decomposed for over five hundred years! In the beginning, after they realized they could not place her body in the grave, four nuns would carry Saint Catherine's body to the parlor on a wooden stretcher, each time visitors came to view the body, or the faithful wanted to venerate the Saint. This went on for twelve years! Then the nuns decisive that the faithful could view her better if she were seated on a chair. To their amazement, her body which had lost none of it is suppleness, rigor mortise never having set in, became stiff, and the nuns could not place her in the chair. It was only when the Abbess ordered her, did Catherine, out of obedience, sit unaided in the chair and in the same position she may be found to this day. Our Saint wanted to be where all the humans of God could venerate her easily, and so she appeared to one of the nuns of the Monastery of Corpus Domini and told her she wanted a Chapel built close to the outer church. Previously, she had been in a Chapel inside the Monastery. From the very beginning, Saint Catherine's Miracles and fame have brought humans from all constituents of the world, not only the simple faith-filled believers who fill and enrich our gorgeous Church, but also future Saints, Kings and Queens and scholars. Among the introductory to come was Queen Isabel of Naples, Italy, who arriving in her regal finery, venerated our Saint and then left her ring as a token of her affection. She was followed by Popes (one of whom was Pope Clement VII), Cardinals (including St. Charles Borromeo who gifted her with a cherished vestment), Emperors, Princes and all kinds of personages. Pope Clement VII granted the nuns permission to say the Office and celebrate Holy Mass in honor of Saint Catherine on March 9th which became her Feast Day. He inscribed her name in the Martyrology of Saints of the Roman Catholic Church. He was followed by other Popes who have granted indulgences and privileges to pilgrims coming to the Sacred place to venerate the saint. The procedure for her Canonization was started in 1669 and was solemnly concluded on Trinity Sunday, the 22nd of May, 1712 when Pope Clement IX proclaimed to the whole world, to the whole Roman Catholic Church that we had a Saint! The primary time we went to visit Saint Catherine, it was out of holy curiosity; her body was in-corrupt! But when we got there, we came across a very powerful Saint who became very personal to us. We have loved her since 1977, the firstborn time we brought our grandson, all of ten years old, to Europe with us. We hope reading with regards to her that you will turn to her and get to know her with your head and heart, as we have. [1]Every mortal sin is a sin versus God. [2]make amends, restitution [3]a substance emanating from tar - employed for waterproofing and covering roofs [4]refer to chapter on St. Catherine of Genoa. Copyright (c) 2010 Bob and Penny Lord's Site
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What are the necessaries for getting a Catholic saint? Do you have to have miracles attributed to you? any other criteria? Saints are people in heaven or on their way to heaven. All Christians dead and alive are saints. The Catholic Church selects a good deal of of the most extraordinary examples, does in-depth research, and canonizes them. Canonization is the solemn declaration by the Pope that a deceased fellow member of the faithful may be proposed as a model and intercessor (not mediator) to the Christian faithful on the basis of the fact that the person lived a life of heroic virtue or remained faithful to God through martyrdom. Here is the progressed method of canonization: In order to concede more outstanding objectivity and less emotion, no petition for sainthood may be made until at least 5 years after the candidate’s death. + Diocesan Investigation + A diocese, parish, religious congregation, or association asks the bishop of the diocese in which the nominee passed from physical life to open the investigation. After Vatican approval, the bishop forms a diocesan tribunal. Witnesses are called before the tribunal to recount the candidate’s heroic exercise of Christian virtues. All documents regarding the nominee will have to be gathered. At this point he is entitled to the title of Servant of God. + Vatican Investigation + All documentation is passed on to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican. The cause undergoes an examination by nine theologians. If passed, the cause is for examined by the Congregation. If passed, the cause is staged to the Pope for approval. A decree is published and read publicly. + Beatification + A miracle attributed to the Servant of God is necessary. The miracle will have to be proven through an suitable investigation and another decree is issued. Then the Pope decides on beatification. With beatification, the prospect receives the title of Blessed. + Canonization + Another miracle occurring after beatification is necessitated for canonization (sainthood), attributed to the Blessed’s intercession. This miracle will have to again be proven through an suitable investigation. Papal infallibility is involved with canonization. The Blessed acquires the title of Saint. http://www.usccb.org/comm/SaintsFinal.pdf For the latest beatifications and canonizations, see: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/index_canoniz-beat_en.html + With love in Christ. |
