Nun from New Jersey declared ‘blessed’ in major step toward sainthood
OCTOBER 4, 2014, 11:50 AM LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2014, 12:02 AM
BY HANNAN ADELY
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
NEWARK – A New Jersey nun credited with curing a boy’s blindness was declared “blessed” at a beatification service on Saturday, a major step toward becoming a saint and a historic event for American Catholics.
Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, who died in 1927, is the only New Jersey resident to have been declared blessed. More than 2,000 clergy, worshipers and nuns crowded the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark for the first beatification service in the United States.
Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich
“The church is recognizing the extraordinary holiness of someone who lived in our time among us,” said Paterson Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli. “This shows us holiness is accessible to everyone and not just the most famous or most notable. It’s simple, good people who do God’s will.”
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Maybe Rev. Al can do the beatification ceremony