DIJON - FRANCE
(03-09-2012).- In the first days of the month of September, the results
of the study of the miracle attributed to Blessed Elizabeth of the
Trinity was forwarded to the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.
The
closing of the “Super Miro” process for the canonization of Blessed
Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906) took place during the celebration
of Vespers in the Chapel of the Flavignerot Carmel on Saturday, August
25, of this year. The archbishop of Dijon, Roland Minnerath, presided.
The
members of the tribunal, His Excellency, Ennio Apeciti of the
Archdiocese of Milan, Archdiocesan Judge-Delegate; Canon Paul Chadeuf,
Promoter of Justice; and Father Yves Frot, Notary, placed the seals on
the voluminous dossiers developed for presentation to the Congregation
for the Causes of the Saints in Rome.
Father Antonio Sangalli,
O.C.D., Vice-Postulator of the cause, was designated to present the
documents to the competent authority of the Vatican Congregation. There
they will be examined by a team of experts, physicians, and theologians.
Also present was the Postulator General of the Order, Father Romano
Gambalunga.
This concludes a year-long investigation of the
presumed miracle of healing of Marie-Paul Stevens, which took place in
that same location.
Marie-Paul Stevens made a pilgrimage to
Flavignerot in 2002 to give thanks to Elizabeth of the Trinity for
having helped her during the course of her illness (Sjögren syndrome),
knowing that there was no known treatment for that disease and that she
was facing an imminent death. Right there and suddenly, she felt cured
of her disease and has begun to live a completely normal life.
The
members of the tribunal traveled to Belgium to undertake inquiries in
several sessions with over 40 witnesses, among whom were several
physicians. All declared astonishment over this sudden cure and voiced
that they were touched by the message from Elizabeth of the Trinity.
Those
present in the celebration included Marie-Paul herself, who attended
with several of her friends from Belgium; the Chevignard family,
descendents of Guite, Elizabeth of the Trinity’s sister; and friends of
the Carmel. The small assembly could see the breadth and seriousness of
the work, and expressed their joy by singing the Magnificat, giving
thanks to God for the gift given to the Church in the person of Blessed
Elizabeth of the Trinity.
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