Nun moves a step closer to sainthood in first U.S. beatification, NJ.com reports
By October 04, 2014 at 12:43 PM, updated October 04, 2014 at 4:09 PM
Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Morris Township, N.J., nun who died in 1927, was formally blessed Saturday in the Roman Catholic Church's first U.S. beatification ceremony, NJ.com reports. The miracle attributed to her: An 8-year-old boy afflicted with juvenile macular degeneration gained perfect eyesight in 1964, shortly after receiving a prayer card of Demjanovich.
The boy, Michael Mencer, recalled feeling different after one of his teachers gave him the prayer card. His doctors later concluded that his vision was normal.
After the Vatican learned his story, more than three decades later, it launched a 15-year investigation that included 13 doctors' reviews. In December 2013, Pope Francis declared the event a miracle, credited to the intercession of Demjanovich. She may be declared a saint only if the church validates a second miracle for her.
Saturday's beatification ceremony was officiated by Cardinal Angelo Amato, who traveled from Italy to represent Pope Francis. It was held at 8:30 a.m. central time at Newark's Sacred Heart Basilica. Mencer, 58, attended, WCBS television reported.
The boy, Michael Mencer, recalled feeling different after one of his teachers gave him the prayer card. His doctors later concluded that his vision was normal.
After the Vatican learned his story, more than three decades later, it launched a 15-year investigation that included 13 doctors' reviews. In December 2013, Pope Francis declared the event a miracle, credited to the intercession of Demjanovich. She may be declared a saint only if the church validates a second miracle for her.
Saturday's beatification ceremony was officiated by Cardinal Angelo Amato, who traveled from Italy to represent Pope Francis. It was held at 8:30 a.m. central time at Newark's Sacred Heart Basilica. Mencer, 58, attended, WCBS television reported.
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