Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton© Kathryn Morse
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Jul 31, 1998
cancer in remission. At this writing
Anne is alive and the mother of several
children.
The mother of James Sacks turned to
Mother Seton in 1975, the year of the
saint's canonization, when her son was
severely brain damaged in a motorcycle
accident. So hideously injured was
Jim's brain that his friends and family
were not sure whether to pray for life
or death. Surgeons repaired the young
man as best they could, but he remained
in a coma from which death seemed the
only escape. Two months after the
accident, Jim's mother read a newspaper
account of Elizabeth Seton's life and
her upcoming canonization. "My tears
soaked that newspaper," she recalls.
"Surely she could feel my feelings
anyone could . . . Please, Elizabeth Ann
Seton! Please help me!" Four days
later, Jim's right eye, irreparably
damaged, was healed. Two days more, and
Jim seemed to be aware of his
surroundings. His mother obtained a
relic of Mother Seton and placed it over
his bed. Jim improved. Today he is
able to work on a family"s farm . . ..
He sees and communicates, and his
doctors continue to be amazed." Prayer by Saint Elizabeth Ann
Seton O Father, the first rule of our dear
Savior's life was to do Your Will. Let
His Will of the present moment be the
first rule of our daily life and work,
with no other desire but for its most
full and complete accomplishment. Help
us to follow it faithfully, so that
doing what You wish we will be pleasing
to You. Amen Read more about Saint Elizabeth Ann
Seton at: 1. Catholic
Online 2. The Catholic
Encyclopedia 3. EWTN 4. Patron Saints Index Read about the process of canonization
of saints in St.
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