Modern Day 20th Century Teen
Blessed Chiara Badano
September 25
Blessed Chiara Badano
September 25
Chiara was born in Sassello, Italy, October 29, 1971, if she were alive today she would be celebrating her 39th birthday. She died at the age of 18 on October 7, 1990 of bone cancer. On July 3, 2008 the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints recognized her for living a life of heroic virtues and she was made Venerated by Pope Benedict the XVI.
God put His stamp of approval on the Venerable Chiara, when parents of a young boy dying of meningitis asked her in prayer to intercede with Our Lord for their son's recovery. Though his organs were shutting down, the young boy made a full recovery. A panel of doctors ruled that there was no medical explanation for the young boy’s recovery. On December 19, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI signed the decree which approved the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Chiara Badano.
Tomorrow, September 25, at 4PM in the shrine of the Divine Love in Rome, Chiara will be beatified in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, in representation of Benedict XVI.
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