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Righteousone
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I would like the Protestants here to learn about the Saints who were martyred for the faith and to understand something that is truly miraculous throughout the centuries:
People over the centuries have been martyred so viciuosly, so horrendous for the faith, here is a story for you to think about when you doubt the Saints and why Catholics pray THROUGH them.
One of the most amazing preservations is that of St. Andrew Bobola. Prior to his martyrdom he was partially flayed alive, his hands were hacked off and his tongue torn from his head. Splinters of wood were driven under his fingernails, and his face sustained such mutilations he was scarcely recognizable. After hours of further tortures and mutilations, he was dispatched by a sword’s blow to the neck. His body was hastily buried by Catholics in a vault beneath the Jesuit church at Pinsk, where it was found forty years later PERFECTLY PERSERVED, in spite of the open wounds, which would normally foster corruption. Although his grave had been damp, causing his vestments to rot, and in spite of the proximity of decaying corpses, his body was PERFECTLY FLEXIBLE, his flesh and muscles soft to the touch, and the blood which covered the numerous wounds was found to be like that which is freshly congealed.
The preservation was officially recognized by the Congregation of Rites in 1835. Even though the relic was roughly handled during it’s numerous translations, the body remains after more than 300 years in a marvelous state of preservation.
After the martyrdom of St. Josaphat, his body was thrown into a nearby river, where it remained for almost a week. Upon being retreived, it was found to have suffered NO ILL EFFECTS and was consigned to a grave, where it was again found undamaged five years later although the place was excessively damp, causing the deterioration of his vestments.
Of course there are thousands of Saints who are incorruptible but who can explain the reasons for this strange dispensation, which affects so many Holy persons, who, moreover, represent many nations and who lived in various environmental conditions?
People over the centuries have been martyred so viciuosly, so horrendous for the faith, here is a story for you to think about when you doubt the Saints and why Catholics pray THROUGH them.
One of the most amazing preservations is that of St. Andrew Bobola. Prior to his martyrdom he was partially flayed alive, his hands were hacked off and his tongue torn from his head. Splinters of wood were driven under his fingernails, and his face sustained such mutilations he was scarcely recognizable. After hours of further tortures and mutilations, he was dispatched by a sword’s blow to the neck. His body was hastily buried by Catholics in a vault beneath the Jesuit church at Pinsk, where it was found forty years later PERFECTLY PERSERVED, in spite of the open wounds, which would normally foster corruption. Although his grave had been damp, causing his vestments to rot, and in spite of the proximity of decaying corpses, his body was PERFECTLY FLEXIBLE, his flesh and muscles soft to the touch, and the blood which covered the numerous wounds was found to be like that which is freshly congealed.
The preservation was officially recognized by the Congregation of Rites in 1835. Even though the relic was roughly handled during it’s numerous translations, the body remains after more than 300 years in a marvelous state of preservation.
After the martyrdom of St. Josaphat, his body was thrown into a nearby river, where it remained for almost a week. Upon being retreived, it was found to have suffered NO ILL EFFECTS and was consigned to a grave, where it was again found undamaged five years later although the place was excessively damp, causing the deterioration of his vestments.
Of course there are thousands of Saints who are incorruptible but who can explain the reasons for this strange dispensation, which affects so many Holy persons, who, moreover, represent many nations and who lived in various environmental conditions?
