The Cause of the Canonisation of John Henry Cardinal Newman

Thought for Saturday, July 4th, 2009

As speech is the organ of human society, and the means of human civilization, so is prayer the instrument of divine fellowship and divine training.

From the sermon ‘Moral Effects of Communion with God’ (1837) Click here for the full text (leaves site)

Newman’s Beatification approved by Pope Benedict XVI

The Vatican has announced that the miracle required for Cardinal Newman’s Beatification has been recognised by the Pope. Click here for more details.

John Henry Cardinal Newman

John Henry Newman was born in London on 21 February 1801, and died in Birmingham on 11 August 1890.

As Vicar of St Mary’s Oxford he exerted a profound spiritual influence on the Church of England. After joining the Catholic Church in 1845, he brought the Oratory of St Philip Neri to England, was the first Rector of the Catholic University in Dublin, and was made Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1879.

Through his extensive published writings and private correspondence he created a greater understanding of the Catholic Church and its teachings, helping many persons with their religious difficulties. At his death he was praised for his unworldliness, humility, and prayerful contact with the invisible world.

He was declared Venerable on 22  January 1991.

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POPE BENEDICT XVI APPROVES NEWMAN’S BEATIFICATION

Pope Benedict XVI today recognised the healing of Deacon Jack Sullivan in 2001 as a miracle resulting from the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God John Henry Newman.
The miraculous healing from serious debility of the spine occurred in Boston in the United States of America following prayers for Cardinal Newman’s intercession.
Newman, a major theologian [...]