OK, on February 21, 2006, the announcement was made that the Ordinary Congregation of Cardinals in Rome had made an extraordinary gesture to the Sisters of Providence by accepting as authentic the second miracle for then-Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin's cause, paving the way for her to become saint.
Various committees were meeting to plan strategies. A communications committee had been meeting regularly. A local celebration planning committee was on the horizon, and pending the expected approval by Pope Benedict XVI, the committee preparing the journey to Rome was gaining momentum. In fact, the intensity level was elevating just about everywhere as excitement filled the hearts in the Congregation. The only step left was the pope's approval.
Media were beginning to sense the excitement as well. They wanted to know more about what this pronouncement would mean. Could they actually talk to the person who received the miracle cure? Could they come to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for interviews? It started slowly with local media, then spread to most major newspapers and television stations in Indiana. There were even a few requests for live radio call-in conversations.
The committees were hard at work to form the right messages to share, focusing on the educational opportunities wherever Sisters of Providence might be in ministry, including Asia. As Mother Nature shed its Winter coat and Spring's renewal began to blossom, the energy was building for what would soon become reality.
See you in April.
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