Our Lady of Mercy 6
Saint Martin d’Heuille, France (1879)
On October 24, 1879, people brought a lifeless child to St. Martin’s Church. They set the little corpse at the foot of the altar of Our Lady of Pity, where the words AFFLICTIS SPES UNICA REBUS (only hope in all afflictions) were carved below a pieta statue from the 1500s. Falling to their knees, they sang the Salve Regina. Suddenly the child came to life. Color returned to his face; he opened his eyes. He stayed alive long enough to receive the sacrament of baptism. This miracle is commemorated with an annual pilgrimage on the third Sunday of September.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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