![]() Doctors could never explain it, but in a couple months, he showed no sign of the disease and was approved to continue with his studies.įather Peyton was ordained at age 32 and went on to share his simple yet profound message with the world. His family and brother seminarians also prayed. Patrick Peyton did take this advice to heart and to prayer! He prayed to Mary for a cure. Since you have faith, why don’t you use it?” She has never failed anyone who had recourse to her with faith and perseverance. She is always as good as her children expect her to be. What she asks for and insists on she obtains. Think of the trust they had in the Blessed Virgin, the mother of God. Instead of putting your trust in modern science and the skill of doctors, why don’t you stir up the faith that you inherited from your long line of believing ancestors. Think of the dangers, difficulties, enemies, persecutions, famines, pestilences they survived. In their persecutions and trials, they had nothing to sustain them except faith in God’s supernatural help. “I exhorted Patrick somewhat as follows: Pat, the Irish people have fought and suffered many centuries for the Catholic faith. There on page 25, I found the advice a professor, Father Cornelius Hagerty, C.S.C., gave to Patrick during one of his sickbed visits. In the morning, I went to my bookshelf to find the biography of this sainthood candidate. I mean this experience changed the rest of his life … and went on to change the world as well! I continued with my prayers and eventually fell back to sleep. ![]() I knew there would be hope and consolidation for me in Father Peyton’s story. He was told there was little chance for recovery.ĭoctors gave Patrick two options: undergo a very risky surgery or prayer. After a year in hospitals and undergoing countless treatments, his health continued to decline. Soon after, he was diagnosed with an advanced stage of tuberculosis. One morning in October of 1938, at age 29, Irish seminarian Patrick Peyton started coughing up blood. But I needed to settle my worry and my wandering thoughts … and get some sleepĪs I lay there in the dark, I started to wonder if Father Peyton had many sleepless nights as tuberculosis was spreading around the world. I’m paying attention, following all the guidelines and making the very best decisions I can for my family. Once I got started thinking about the ripple effect of this virus, I was a little too overwhelmed to rest. Last night I woke in the middle of the night and couldn’t get back to sleep.
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