St Stan Illustrated Story

99 T radition tells us that at one time the proprietress of an estate (Cedrowice) bordering on the New Jerusalem behaved unjustly towards the Marians. Immediately afterwards, her daughter fell gravely ill. The despairing mother hastened to the Dominican Fathers and beg- ged them to pray for her child. Despite their prayers the girl grew steadily worse. “Go,” said the Fathers, “to that wonder-worker Stanislaus, the Marian.” Father Stanislaus met the woman as she entered the Cenacle, and at once said to her: “I know why you are here. Go home; your daughter is dead.” Nevertheless, he told her to have the girl’s body brought to the chapel, and on the following day when it had been taken to the Cenacle, he had it laid on the table which commemorated the Last Supper. He then told the mother to go to confession while he himself immediately began to offer the Mass at the altar of St. Raphael the Archangel. Suddenly during the Mass, in the sight of all present, the girl came to life, sat up and held out her arms towards the altar.... When after the Mass the joyful mother was about to fall on her knees in gratitude before the Saint, he immediately sent her to the altar of St. Raphael.