Equivalent Canonization
From Catholic Culture:
Pope Francis recently told a group of Spanish bishops that he would
canonize three saints by equivalent canonization on April 2, according
to a report on a Spanish diocesan website.
The three are Blessed José de Anchieta (1534-97), a Spanish Jesuit
missionary to Brazil; Blessed Marie of the Incarnation (1599-1672), who
introduced the Ursuline order in Canada; and who introduced the
Discalced Carmelite reform in France; and Blessed François de Laval
(1623-1708), the first bishop of Quebec.
In equivalent canonization-- a procedure described by Pope Benedict XIV in the eighteenth century-- the Pope waives the usual judicial process and declares that a blessed’s liturgical cult is extended to the universal Church.
Interesting fact:
Blessed Jose de Anchieta |
Blessed Marie of the Incarnation |
Blessed Francois Laval |
In equivalent canonization-- a procedure described by Pope Benedict XIV in the eighteenth century-- the Pope waives the usual judicial process and declares that a blessed’s liturgical cult is extended to the universal Church.
Interesting fact:
June 22, 1980...François de Laval was beatified by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
At the same ceremony, the “Blessed” designation is also granted to Marie de l’Incarnation
and Kateri Tekakwitha.
I wonder if Kateri is rethinking the whole miracle thing?
Labels: French saints, saints
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