"Miracle" puts John Paul II's sainthood back on track
President Bush presents the Medal of Freedom to Pope John Paul II. Image via Wikipedia
Rome - Medical and church experts have recognized a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II, paving the way for the penultimate stage in the process to make the late pontiff a saint, an Italian newspaper reported Tuesday.
The decision will be formally communicated to the Vatican later this month, and then to Pope Benedict XVI for his final approval, according to the Milan-based daily Il Giornale.
The 'miracle' involves a 44-year-old French nun suffering from Parkinson's disease, veteran Italian Vatican-observer Andrea Tornielli wrote in Il Giornale.
I'm praying daily the Prayer for the Beatification of Venerable Pope John Paul II:
O Blessed Trinity, we thank You for having graced the Church with John Paul II and for allowing the tenderness of Your Fatherly care, the glory of the Cross of Christ, and the splendor of the Holy Spirit, to shine through him.
Trusting fully in Your infinite mercy and in the maternal intercession of Mary, he has given us a living image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, and has shown us that holiness is the necessary measure of ordinary Christian life and is the way of achieving eternal communion with You.
Grant us, by his intercession, and according to Your Will, the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon be numbered among Your Saints.
Amen.
Dear John Paul II, please pray for my wife's health, my children, and my diaconate.
Deacon John Giglio
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