Decree on heroic virtues of Fr. Michael McGivney, founder K of C

Today in L’Osservatore Romano there is a list of decrees the Holy Father approved for promulgation by the Congregation for Causes of Saints.  Take note that among them is a decree concerning the heroir virtues of the found of the Knights of Columbus, Fr. Michael McGivney.  He may now be called "Venerable".  If now a miracle through his intercession can be studied and verified with a reasonable degree of certainty, he could be beatified.

Oggi, 15 marzo 2008, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ricevuto in Udienza privata Sua Eminenza Rev.ma il Sig. Card. José Saraiva Martins, Prefetto della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. Nel corso dell’Udienza il Santo Padre ha autorizzato la Congregazione a promulgare i Decreti riguardanti:

– le virtù eroiche del Servo di Dio Michele McGivney, Sacerdote Dioecesano e Fondatore dell’Ordine Fraterno "The Knights of Columbus"; nato a Waterbury (Stati Uniti d’America) il 12 agosto 1852 e morto a Hartford (Stati Uniti d’America) il 14 agosto 1890;

 

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