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Father Damien
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Father Damien
1840-1889
Father Damiaan will be
declared a saint on October 11, 2009.
The second miracle of healing
on his influence
has been recognized as truth after
10 years of research.
We knew Father Damian was a
saint for a long time.
So knew the people of the USA
since many years,
by placing his statue in the National Statuary Hall
in Washington DC long ago.
At last the church he belonged
to is moving after 120 years.
In thankful remembrance
Father Damiaan followed his
people into the same death.
Praying to Father Damiaan is bringing miracles.
Blessed (and soon Holy) Damien of Moloka'i
was ordained priest in May 1864
in the church at Fort Mall, Honolulu.
Picture made by Robert in Honolulu
In 1873 he went out of free choice
to the leper settlement of Moloka'i.
He arrived on May 10 at Kalaupapa.
May 10 is Father Damien day on Hawaii.
He died April 15, 1889, himself sharing the
fate of the others.
He is one of the heroes of the USA
with his statue in the National Statuary Hall
of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The great Mahatma Ghandi wrote:
The political
and journalistic world can boast
of very few
heroes who compare with Father Damien of Moloka'i.
In Honolulu (Waikiki) is a modest museum
of his personal belongings.
On December 1, 2005 the Belgium people voted
Father Damien
to be the greatest of all.
Father
Damiaan was declared beatified
after
Sister Simplicie Hue (37) was miraculously healed of
her deadly
intestine disease overnight.
The
miracle happened in 1987 and the miracle dossier was
recognized
as true in 1992.
The second miracle has been decrlared true!
Pope
Benedict has recognized the truth of the miracle dossier
on July 3,
2008 after the dossier was completed as true on April 30, 2008.
The
miracle happened in 1998.
Mrs. Audrey Toguchi (79) was healed of fatal
lung cancer, spread all over.
It took her four months to heal after she went praying to Father Damian
in his place at Kalaupapa, Moloka'i.
Mrs Toguchi has been for 44 years High School Teacher of Social Studies.
Mrs. Toguchi was very happy to hear that her miracle has been
recognized.
His birthday was January 3, 1840
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Updated March 08,
2009
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belongs to the Father Damien museum in Honolulu (Waikiki).
We thank the museum for the permission to use this picture.
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