St. Philomena

Saint Philomena Powerful With God
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Author: Format: ISBN: H x W x D: Manufacturer: Date: Pages:	Sr. Marie Helene Mohr, S.C. Soft Cover 0-89555-332-5 8 1/4" (20.9 cm) x 5 1/2" (13.9 cm) x 0 1/2" (1.27 cm) TAN 1953 136

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In May 1802, excavators in the ancient Catacomb of St. Priscilla in Rome came upon a well-intact shelf tomb sealed with terra-cotta slabs in the manner usually reserved for nobility or great martyrs. The tomb was marked with three tiles, inscribed with the following confusing words: LUMENA/PAXTE/CUMFI. However, if one places the first tile last and separates the words properly, the very intelligible sentence emerges: Pax tecum, Filumena, which is, "Peace be with you, Philomena." Also inscribed on the tiles were several symbols: a lily, arrows, an anchor and a lance, which would appear to indicate virginity and martyrdom. Inside the coffin there were discovered the remains of a girls of about twelve or thirteen years of age, along with a vial or ampulla of her dried blood.

In this comprehensive book about St. Philomena, Sister Marie Helene Mohr, S.C. has told the entire story of the discovery of her relics, their transfer to Mugnano, her many miracles and her final acceptance by the Pope as a saint, as well as the role of Ven. Pauline Jaricot and the Cure of Ars in making her known to the world, plus numerous stories of cures, favors and graces obtained through her intercession - all of which are certain to inspire the reader with devotion to this powerful saint. Also included are stories of the various shrines of the Saint (both in the United States and in Europe), plus powerful prayers for St. Philomena's intercession

Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 08/11

Patron Of: Bodily Ills, Children, Desperate Causes, Forgotten Causes, Giving Birth, Imprisoned, Infertility, Lost Causes, Married Couples, Mother In Need Of Help Raising Children, Orphans, Students Undergoing Exams

Also known as
    Filomena; Filumena; Philumena; Philomene; Thaumaturga of the Nineteenth Century; Wonder Worker of the Nineteenth Century
Memorial
    11 August; cultus suppressed in 1961 by Pope John XXIII due to the lack of historical information
Profile
    Little is known of her life, and the information was have was received by private revelation from her. Martyred at about age 14 in the early days of the Church.

    In 1802 the remains of a young woman were found in the catacomb of Saint Priscilla on the Via Salaria. It was covered by stones, the symbols on which indicated that the body was a martyr named Saint Philomena. The bones were exhumed, cataloged, and effectively forgotten since there was so little known about the person.

    In 1805 Canon Francis de Lucia of Mugnano, Italy was in the Treasury of the Rare Collection of Christian Antiquity (Treasury of Relics) in the Vatican. When he reached the relics of Saint Philomena he was suddenly struck with a spiritual joy, and requested that he be allowed to enshrine them in a chapel in Mugnano. After some disagreements, settled by the cure of Canon Francis following prayers to Philomena, he was allowed to translate the relics to Mugnano. Miracles began to be reported at the shrine including cures of cancer, healing of wounds, and the Miracle of Mugnano in which Venerable Pauline Jaricot was cured a severe heart ailment overnight. Philomena became the only person recognized as a Saint solely on the basis of miraculous intercession as nothing historical was known of her except her name and the evidence of her martyrdom.

    Pope Leo XII granted permission for the erection of altars and churches in her honor. Pope Gregory XVI authorized her public veneration, and named her patroness of the Living Rosary. The cure of Pope Pius IX, while archbishop of Imola, was attributed to Philomena; in 1849, he named her patroness of the Children of Mary. Pope Leo XIII approved the Confraternity of Saint Philomena, and raised it to an Archconfraternity. Pope Pius X raised the Archconfraternity to a Universal Archconfraternity, and named Saint John Vianney its patron. Saint John Vianney himself called Philomena the New Light of the Church Militant, and had a strong and well-known devotion to her. Others with known devotion to her include Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Saint Euphrasia Pelletier, Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini, Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, Saint Madeline Sophie Barat, Saint Peter Chanel, Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, and Venerable Pauline Jaricot.
Died
    relics discovered on 24 May 1802; relics translated to Mugnano, Italy on 10 August 1805
Canonized
    by Pope Gregory XVI
Patronage
    babies; barrenness; bodily ills; children; children of Mary; desperate causes; forgotten causes; impossible causes; infants; infertility; lost causes; Living Rosary; newborns; orphans; poor people; priests; sick people; sickness; sterility; toddlers; young people; youth

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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