Posted on 01/30/2016 10:33:39 AM PST by marshmallow
Mexico City, Mexico, Jan 29, 2016 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The miraculous cure of a baby with brain damage through the intercession of Mexican martyr Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio has been approved by the Vatican, completing the final step for the teen's path to sainthood.
Pope Francis signed the decree Jan. 21, verifying the inexplicable recovery of a baby who doctors said had "no hope of survival" due to a myriad of health problems including brain damage caused by a stroke as a miracle attributed to Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio, a teenager who was martyred for his faith during the Cristero wars of the 1920s.
Ximena Guadalupe Magallon Galvez was just a few weeks old in September 2008 when her parents took her to Sahuayo in the Mexican state of Michoacan where Bl. Jose was born. During the visit, Ximena began running a fever that her regular doctor was unable to treat, her mother Paulina Galvez Avila said in a post on the Facebook page dedicated to Bl. Jose.
Concerned that the fever was a sign of something more serious like pneumonia, the doctor sent her to have X-rays at Santa Maria Hospital in Sahuayo where doctors ruled out that disease, but were still unable to treat the fever. Her parents took Ximena to get a second opinion from Dr. Rosendo Sanchez in Aguascalientes State who had the child readmitted to the hospital, saying that she might be suffering from atypical pneumonia.
"We spent two months living that nightmare and (the doctors) didn't know what was going on since she wasn't responding to any treatments," Mrs. Galvez said.
They sought another opinion from Dr. Adan Macias who diagnosed her with pneumococcus, a bacterial infection that can cause several different life-threatening illnesses including meningitis, severe pneumonia, and.....
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That young boy showed so much faith and bravery! I don’t think I could be so courageous if religious persecution of Christians continues to escalate here.
Rocknroll. Had a young woman drive awsy today after offerring her help with her unexpected baby. She thought a while and drove off.
May her child save our country someday!
Blessed Joselito, help and be with het and her child during these difficult times and help her see the blessings of Christ more fully!
Was this the boy featured in the movie, For Greater Glory?
Yes, his character was the teenaged boy with Andy Garcia’s army.
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