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A heavenly escort
I have a personal story to tell about Fr. Solanus. My sister, Sr. Bonnie Motto, OP, gave me a copy of your Sept. 22 edition, and I was delighted to see the story about Fr. Solanus. My aunt, Anne Giles, became good friends with Fr. Solanus. She attended his Masses at St. Bonaventure and he was her spiritual director for many years. She told me about him and what a good person he was. She told me that she told Fr. Solanus she was afraid to die. And he told her that he would be with her when she died. She always prayed to him.
I was caring for Aunt Anne when she was close to death. I was in the kitchen and I heard her talking and laughing. So, I went into her bedroom and asked who she was talking to. And she said, “Fr. Solanus. He’s right there at the foot of my bed, and he’s come to get me.” She died soon after. Aunt Anne was in her 80s and Fr. Solanus had been dead for 30 years by then. What a wonderful experience for me.
I have a relic of Fr. Solanus that Aunt Anne gave me. She told me to always pray to him. She said he is going to be a saint someday in the eyes of the Church. I am so happy that this good and holy man is up for sainthood. And I always pray for his intercession.
Marylee (Motto) De Grave
Wilson, Mich.
(This is one of the stories about Solinus Casey given in the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Detroit, at http://www.themichigancatholic.org/2017/10/father-solanus-stories/ )
I have a personal story to tell about Fr. Solanus. My sister, Sr. Bonnie Motto, OP, gave me a copy of your Sept. 22 edition, and I was delighted to see the story about Fr. Solanus. My aunt, Anne Giles, became good friends with Fr. Solanus. She attended his Masses at St. Bonaventure and he was her spiritual director for many years. She told me about him and what a good person he was. She told me that she told Fr. Solanus she was afraid to die. And he told her that he would be with her when she died. She always prayed to him.
I was caring for Aunt Anne when she was close to death. I was in the kitchen and I heard her talking and laughing. So, I went into her bedroom and asked who she was talking to. And she said, “Fr. Solanus. He’s right there at the foot of my bed, and he’s come to get me.” She died soon after. Aunt Anne was in her 80s and Fr. Solanus had been dead for 30 years by then. What a wonderful experience for me.
I have a relic of Fr. Solanus that Aunt Anne gave me. She told me to always pray to him. She said he is going to be a saint someday in the eyes of the Church. I am so happy that this good and holy man is up for sainthood. And I always pray for his intercession.
Marylee (Motto) De Grave
Wilson, Mich.
(This is one of the stories about Solinus Casey given in the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Detroit, at http://www.themichigancatholic.org/2017/10/father-solanus-stories/ )
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