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| ST. PEREGRINE LAZIOSI (1264 - 1345) |
| ORDER OF SERVANTS OF MARY O.S.M. |
| Administered by the Servite Order
Website: http://www.servite.org/ |
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| PEREGRINE, the only child of his
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| was born about 1256 in Forli, Italy |
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During the interdict of Pope Martin IV
against Forli, Philip Benizi, then prior General of the Servite Order,
visited Forli and exhorted its citizens to peace and submission to
the Pope. Philip was driven out of the city with insults and violence by
a gang of young men, among whom was an eighteen year old by the name of
Peregrine.
Peregrine was well past middle age when
he developed cancer; it showed itself as an ulcerative condition to his
leg which refused to heal. The only hope of saving his life would
be to amputate his leg. The night before the scheduled operation,
Peregrine prayed with fervent faith before the image of the crucified
Christ and was miraculously healed. He lived to the age of eighty
and was canonized by Pope Benedict Iliii in 1726.
Claims of healings came to be
associated with Peregrine. Around the world, many cancer sufferers
and their families speak of how St. Peregrine had helped them to find
comfort and acceptance in the face of all the difficulties that serious
disease brings. St. Peregrine is now recognized as the
Patron Saint of those who suffer from cancer and other diseases.
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St. Peregrine by Greg Baca |
Lord Jesus, through the intercession of
St. Peregrine, touch and heal our brothers and sisters who are
ill. Fill us with hope in trials so that, like St. Peregrine, we
may walk with faith. AMEN |
SEE THIS PAINTING IN OUR FAITH FORMATION
CHAPEL. |
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