Cause of Sister Miriam Teresa
In the latter part of 1945 a communication was received from Rome authorizing Bishop McLaughlin of the Paterson Diocese, in which diocese the General House of the Sisters of Charity is located, to institute an ordinary informative process concerning Sister Miriam Teresa’s life and virtues. Rev. Stephen W Findlay, O.S.B, Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ, was appointed procurator, and the official investigation began early in 1946.
The Sister Miriam Teresa League of Prayer was founded in the summer of 1946 to spread the knowledge of Sister Miriam Teresa’s life and mission, and to work for her Cause of beatification and canonization. The Headquarters for the League are located in the Administration Building of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, New Jersey.
Dr. Silvia Correale is the present Postulator for the Cause of Sister Miriam Teresa in the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Sister Marian José Smith, S.C. is the Vice Postulator.
On Thursday, May 10, 2012, the Servant of God Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, along with another American, the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, Frederic Baraga, were proclaimed Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI, meaning that they are formally recognized as having lived lives of virtue and may be prayed to for intercession.
The Sunday, August 19, 2012 airing of Sunday Night Prime with Fr. Benedict Groeschel on EWTN shows an interview with 3 members of the Sister Miriam Teresa League of Prayer on the progress of the Cause.
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