SOME FAVORITE MIRACLES OF SAINT PHILOMENA
A very happy feast of Saint Philomena to one and all; it is a better time than ever to marvel at some of the Wonder Worker 's miracles. A young Italian priest went to Mugnano, the Sanctuary of Saint Philomena. He was Padre Guida and he witnessed the miracle of the statue of Philomena, her face became lifelike, and blushed with a healthy radiance, and he felt he had met her in the flesh. This enlivened his devotion to her, and he did his utmost to spread devotion to the exquisitely beautiful princess, martyred at 13. In 1933, this young priest was so ill, he was preparing for death. He and others offered a novena to Saint Philomena and at the end of it, his condition was the same, and he surrendered his life. Then suddenly, he felt a knock on his right arm and two lighter ones upon his head; three in total. Next he beheld Philomena in a white robe, embellished with flowers. She rebuked him, "How quickly you have given up hope!" Promptly, the Princess informed him ...
