A Saint for Our Time! I discovered St. Philomena recently and want to share this most precious gift the Church has given us. St. John Vianney dedicated his priesthood to her and said all of the miracles that occurred during his priesthood were because of her intercession. Pope Gregory XVI referred to her as the "wonder-worker" of the nineteenth century. Blessed Pope Pius IX declared her the "Patroness of the Children of Mary" and had his pectoral cross sent to rest on the altar holding the image of his special young intercessor. Pope Leo XIII commissioned the beginning of the Archconfraternity of St. Philomena and it was he that granted an indulgence to the wearing of the "Cord of St. Philomena." St. Pius X was also a great advocate of wearing the Cord of St. Philomena and declared, "all the decisions and declarations of his predecessors regarding St. Philomena should in no way be altered." In sum, nineteen acts of the Holy See during the pontificates of five popes were issued in positive promotion of popular devotion to St. Philomena.
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