PADRE PIO HAS A SPECIAL HEART FOR PARENTS WITH SICK CHILDREN
May 1981, James and Barbara Doyle's little baby boy, Darren was struck down by bacterial meningitis. The little mite was only 13 months old, and when they rushed him to hospital in Clonmel, Ireland, the doctors discovered that Darren's veins had collapsed and it was impossible to set up an IV for him. It looked bleak for baby Darren, until his Mammy and Daddy were given a prayer card with the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a relic of Padre Pio. James and Barbara said the prayer many times at their son's side. One day, James was praying it, when he beheld a little blue light descend from the ceiling to the prayer card in his hands and then it zoomed from the card to Darren's back and he was instantly cured of most malign meningitis. He left hospital one week later. Darren is now 42. This is one of the remarkable stories found in Susan De Bartoli's beautiful book Welcoming the Christ Child with Padre Pio . The book concentrates on miracles rewarded parent
