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Saint Katharine Drexel

By: Taya Rebis

Her cause for sainthood began in 1964.

Step one:

Examining the Life of a Candidate for Sainthood

step 1

Step 2

"servant of God" - information needs to be gathered and an investigation on the person starts.

step 2

Cause introduced in Rome

by John Cardinal Krol 1964

Step 3

"venerable" - the congregation will reccomend to the pope that he makes a proclaimation.

step 3

Declared Venerable on January 26, 1987

step 4

"Blessed" - worthy of belief that the person is in heaven. Depends if the venerable is a martyr or a confessor.

step 4

Declared Blessed on November 20, 1988

Step 5

"Saint" - One miracle is necessary to be canonized a saint.

step 5

Miracle of Robert Gutherman

February 1974 — In the ninth grade Robert Gutherman’s ear began throbbing. He saw an ear, nose and

throat doctor and received medicine for the pain and

infection. The medicine failed to alleviate the condition.

Robert’s mother brought him to Katharine Drexel’s tomb

to pray.

March 1974 — Robert was admitted to St. Cristopher’s Hospital for surgery on his right ear. He had two

operations, one to relieve mucus behind the ear drum,

the other to clean out the disease. The doctors discovered that of the three small bones in the ear canal, Robert

had only one. The infection had destroyed the other two

and perforated the ear drum. It was determined he would

never be able to hear. Another surgery to repair the ear

drum was planned.

September 1974 — Meanwhile the Sisters of the

Blessed Sacrament had been praying daily with Robert

and his mother. After dismissal from the hospital, Robert

went for a checkup. During the checkup, the doctor realized that he had a perfect ear drum and normal hearing

upon testing.

1988 — Fourteen years later, Robert Gutherman’s healing was accepted as the first miracle of Saint Katharine

Drexel.

Katherine Drexel was canonized Saint on

October 1, 2000

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