 [Wikipedia] Pope Benedict
XVI placing a crown on Our Lady of Lourdes for the plenary
indulgence he attached for pilgrims of the World Day of the Sick.
The
68th unexplained healing in Lourdes was officially acknowledged by
Bishop Delmas, the bishop of Angers, France, on Sunday, March 27, 2011.
The beneficiary, Serge François, said:
"Following surgery in June 1997, my left leg was left semi- paralyzed
... I never asked Mary for help. I always prayed for the other invalids.
It happened in the afternoon of April 12, 2002. I was at the Saint
Bernadette Church, across from the grotto, for the anointing the sick.
At the end of the celebration, a young lady next to me started sobbing. I
put my arms around her shoulders to comfort her, as I would have done
to my own daughter. "It's all right, Mary is here, she sees us," I told
her.
At that time, an unusual shiver ran through my whole body... I turned
and suddenly walked away. It was only at the top of Saint Joseph Hill
that I realized the change. I usually would go up using the wrought iron
fence as a handrail! I was stunned... I went to see the priest who
accompanied us. And the Anjou Hospitality House filled out a declaration
of healing at the Medical Findings Office three days later."
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