Mercredi le 5 mars 2008
Miraculous cure attributed to intercession of Cardinal Eduardo Pironio .- The cause of beatification of Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, who died in 1998, could move ahead if the cure of 15 month-old boy who suffered from paint poisoning is declared miraculous.

The vice postulator of the cause, Beatriz Buzzetti Thomson, is responsible for investigating the complete cure of the child, whose identity has not been revealed and is two and a half years old.

According to local reporters, after the accident, the parents of the child prayed for the intercession of Cardinal Pironio.  The child improved and was released from the hospital despite doctors’ assurances that if he survived, he would suffer long-term complications.

The prayer, which the parents found on the back of a holy card and has been approved by the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, reads as follows:

God, our Father, you called your servant Eduardo Francisco Pironio to serve your Church as a priest and a bishop, comforted by the maternal care of the Virgin Mary, you made him a joyful proclaimer of hope and the cross.  Grant us that, following his example, we may proclaim and give witness to our faith with a merciful and welcoming heart and, through his intercession, give us the grace that we confidently ask of you.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
 
His Life
 
Eduardo Francisco Pironio was born in the town of Nueve de Julio, Argentina, on December 3, 1920.  He was the 22nd child of a family of Italian immigrants...
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