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Blessed Francis X Seelos Miracle? Mary Ellen Heibel's Cancer Cure

by Jon Azpiri | July 1, 2009 at 08:55 am

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The Archdiocese of Baltimore is investigating a possible miracle after Mary Ellen Heibel was cured of cancer after praying to St. Francis X. Seelos, a former priest at Heibel's Maryland church.

Five years ago, the seven-year-old Heibel was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Heibel's friend suggested she pray to St. Francis Xavier Seelos, a 19th century priest who worked at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Annapolis in the 1860s.

"And then I had my CAT scan and all the tumors had left," Heible says. "They had all disappeared."

With just a week's worth of prayers to the Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Mary Ellen Heibel was cured.

"I just didn't know what to think," said Heibel. "I was thrilled."

So too, she says, was her oncologist.

"He just said nothing like that had ever happened to him before," Heibel explained.

Parishioners at St. Mary's hope to send a report to the Vatican in the hopes that the pope will certify Heibel's recovery as a miracle.

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memoriadei (not verified)

at 09:35 on July 1st, 2009

That's excellent news! Thank you for sharing that, Jon!

microdee (not verified)

at 06:31 on July 3rd, 2009

Wow! Just heard about Fr. Francis X. Seelos this morning as my friend is praying of my brother who is 52 and has terminal cancer. WE are all going to pray for a healing miracle to Fr. Francis. Thanks for and inspirational story that gives up all hope for my brother! God Bless!