Life of Mother Magdalene Daemen, : foundress of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Penance and Christian Charity / based upon M Paula Munster’s German edition, "History of the Franciscan Sisters" ; by W J Metz . tion produce thedesired change in the patients condition. A third op-eration took place on the 2nd of January, 1910; afterwhich the doctor still entertained some hope for thelife of the boy, provided the fever abated. Againhis hopes were doomed. The symptoms were possiblymore unfavorable, and the fever continued to the doctor declared the case beyond h
Life of Mother Magdalene Daemen, : foundress of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Penance and Christian Charity / based upon M Paula Munster’s German edition, "History of the Franciscan Sisters" ; by W J Metz . tion produce thedesired change in the patients condition. A third op-eration took place on the 2nd of January, 1910; afterwhich the doctor still entertained some hope for thelife of the boy, provided the fever abated. Againhis hopes were doomed. The symptoms were possiblymore unfavorable, and the fever continued to the doctor declared the case beyond his skilland a recovery absolutely impossible. I felt greatly dejected at this verdict, and at thesame time, I was inspired with the fullest confidencethat our good Mother Magdalene by her intercessionwith God, could save my little patient. I immediatelyasked several of our Sisters to unite with me in a no-vena to our Beloved Foundress and requested the littlesufferer to join his prayers to ours. On the 3rd ofJanuary, quite contrary to all expectations, the feverfell to 98° F. and the boy was saved! Ten days laterhe was able to rise, and soon left the hospital completelycured. The physician, Dr. Poschmann, has repeatedly. Veneration of Mother Magdalene After Her Death 147 declared that the cure was the result of Mother Magda-lenes intercession. A Sister of the academy at Zeddam (Holland) givesthe following extraordinary fact concerning herself: On the 3rd of August, 1880, our physician, , declared me a consumptive, and orderedme to give up all school work. Owing to the very evi-dent symptoms, his diagnosis was but too convincingand I was sent back to the Mother House to preparefor death. Though I myself was fully satisfied with thefatal ending of my disease, I did not lose courage. Dur-ing my sojourn at the Mother House I had recourseto Mother Magdalene, to whose tomb I frequently wentto pray, and my confidence was rewarded. My healthcame back to me, not suddenly,
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