Eugene writes about Venerable Albini, whose cause of canonization is in process .<\/p>\n
Fr. Gabrielli, parish priest at Tralonca in Corsica, came to tell me such edifying things about Fr. Albini that I asked him to send me a copy of the official report they have made.\u00a0It is nothing less than a series of miracles which place this dear Father into the ranks of the miracle-workers who as apostles proclaimed the word of God at different times.\u00a0I am waiting for these proceedings in order to put down the details in writing.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe first miracles were done during the Moita mission and especially during the planting of the cross, which has become a miraculous cross to whose feet all the people come to obtain graces and healings, and God has not ceased granting them since then.\u00a0We can consider this outstanding favor as the approval God wished to give our Congregation’s ministry in Corsica.\u00a0That ought to be a motive for our never-ending gratitude.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nEugene de Mazenod\u2019s Diary, 28 February 1839, EO XX<\/em>\n<\/p>\n
Father Andr\u00e9 Dorval OMI tells the story:<\/p>\n
The mission at Mo\u00efta had begun on August 11, 1836, and was to end three weeks later with the erection of a monumental cross, ten meters in height. The task posed many handling problems and risked becoming dangerous because of the nearby crowd. However, thanks to Father Albini, the installation succeeded marvelously. Canon Brandisi, an eye witness of the event, left this testimony: \u201cThe cross was enormous, and after hours of work it was only half raised. Everyone was exhausted and began to lose hope of getting it raised. The holy missionary became aware of the situation. He ran towards the cross. He stretched out his hands as if to retain it. And there it stood upright, with the base in the hole that had been prepared for it. Everyone shouted that it was a miracle, attributing it to a superhuman force. Everyone was crying for joy\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 https:\/\/www.omiworld.org\/anecdote\/the-miracle-worker-of-corsica\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eugene writes about Venerable Albini, whose cause of canonization is in process . Fr. Gabrielli, parish priest at Tralonca in Corsica, came to tell me such edifying things about Fr. Albini that I asked him to send me a copy … Continue reading