Miracles
can be described as extraordinary events which cannot be proved by the laws of
the nature. They can be attributed to act of God or the blessings of the great
Saints. Catholics believe that such miracles take place as God wants to send a
message to his followers. This could be either to build a church or to convert
people into Christianity and many more.
One
such great saint was St. Francis Xavier who has brought many persons back to
life with the grace of the Almighty. As he was about to begin a Mass in a small
church in Combutur, he was approached by a group of people carrying the dead
body of a child who had drowned in the well. His mother pleaded St. Francis to
save her son. The revered saint prayed for a short time, put his hand on the
dead child and asked him to rise. To the bewilderment of all present, the child
rose and ran to his mother’s lap.
A
pair of youth used to accompany the saint on his Missionary work. One night one
of the youth was bitten by a cobra and was found dead the next morning. Shocked
St. Francis applied some saliva from his mouth on the foot of the youth, made a
sign of cross over him, caught his hand and asked him to rise in the name of
the Lord. The youth rose as if he had got up from his sleep and continue to
preach the message of Jesus.
While
walking down the streets of Mutan, St. Francis met a bereaved family who had
lost a young lad to a malignant fever. The parents fell down on the feet of the
saint and showing pity towards the distraught parents. He knealt down and
raising his eyes sky wards prayed to god to give life to the young lad. He then
sprinkled water over the corps and asked the funeral cask to be opened. When
the body could be seen he raised a cross over it. Held the hand of the youth
and asked him to rise. The youth rose in good health. To honor the saint the
parents erected a great cross at the spot to commemorate the miracle.
While
in Coulon, in southern India, St. Francis met a group of people who were very
rigid in their views. While preaching at the church there he said that the Lord
could even raise the dead to convert them into Christianity. He asked the Tomb
of the person who had been buried just a day back to be opened. When it was
opened the body had started to stench. Falling on his knees and uttering a
short prayer he ordered the dead man to rise in the name of the living God. To
the amazement of all present the man came alive in good health. People fell at the
feet of the saint and had their child baptized by him. Many onlookers who saw
this miracle take place soon converted to Christianity.
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