In spite of our country looking like the template of moral decay, more and more Americans are being considered for sainthood. The following man is an example of a seemingly ordinary life, which gives us pause to look around us for the next possible saint.
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He married his wife Gail in 1948, and they were married for 60 years, raising five children. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus,
He married his wife Gail in 1948, and they were married for 60 years, raising five children. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus,
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Many of the people he encountered have spoken of extraordinary physical and spiritual healing they experienced whenIrving
Many of the people he encountered have spoken of extraordinary physical and spiritual healing they experienced when
In the life of Irving Houle, we see the extraordinary grace of God at work in an ordinary, simple man who offered his life in love for the Lord and others. Over the years,
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He was a humble man who never wanted publicity and rarely spoke. He said Jesus never told him to speak but rather to heal His people. Jesus said to him, “I am taking away your hands and giving you mine … touch them.” .
He said that the Blessed Mother had come to him 19 times and during those visits told him that she would bring many people to him and him to many people.
It is estimated that Francis prayed individually over 100,000 people while he was still alive. People would wait for hours on end to see the elderly man who bore the stigmata and would lay his hands on them. People would be crying and would touch him and kiss his hands.
He is one of the few laymen in the history of the Church who has borne the stigmata.