LOCAL AT BEATIFICATION

MOLLY TOWNE OF ST. CLEMENT'S parish in Saratoga Springs (top photo, second from right, and at right) participates in the beatification ceremony for Blessed Solanus Casey, an American who was a Capuchin Franciscan monk, in November in Detroit. Miss Towne was stillborn in 1984 and, when she was revived and put in the NICU, a scapular with a picture of Blessed Solanus was placed beside her. She survived and is now a young adult. Famous for his counsel and credited with miraculous cures during his lifetime, Blessed Solanus is special to Miss Towne and her family, who credit him with her survival. Read a previous story at www.evangelist.org.[[In-content Ad]]