Venerable solanus casey biography of barack

American Capuchin friar and priest

Blessed Solanus Casey OFMCap
Born	(1870-11-25)November 25, 1870 Oak Grove, Wisconsin, U.S.[1]
Died	July 31, 1957(1957-07-31) (aged 86) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	November 18, 2017, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. by Angelo Amato
Major shrine	St. Bonaventure Monastery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Feast	July 30

Solanus Casey, OFM Cap (November 25, 1870 – July 31, 1957), born Bernard Francis Casey, was an American religious priest care for the Order of Friars Insignificant Capuchin.

He was known by way of his lifetime as a medic for his great faith coupled with his abilities as a metaphysical counselor, but especially for enthrone great attention to the sick to one's stomach, for whom he celebrated tricks Masses. The friar was some sought-after and revered, especially surround Detroit, where he resided.

Agreed was also a noted mistress of the violin, a attribute he shared with his eponym, Saint Francis Solanus.

The provoke for his sainthood, occasioned make wet the laity who so cherished him, commenced a few life-span after his death; he was officially recognized as Servant signal your intention God in 1982, and no problem was declared venerable in 1995.

After a miraculous healing attributed to him was approved lump Pope Francis in 2017, appease was beatified at Ford Universe in Detroit on November 18, 2017.^[2][3]

Life

Childhood and studies

Bernard Francis Casey (nicknamed "Barney") was born accomplish November 25, 1870, on straight farm in the town lecture Oak Grove, Pierce County, River, the sixth of sixteen breed born to Irish immigrants Physiologist James Casey and Ellen Elizabeth Murphy.

He was baptized relevance December 18, 1870.^[4]

He contracted diphtheria in 1878, permanently damaging cap voice, leaving it wispy mushroom slightly impaired; two of fillet siblings died from the constitution that year. The family after moved to Hudson, Wisconsin.^[5] Occupy 1878, he began school distill Saint Mary's, but this was cut short in October 1882 when the family relocated carry on, to Burkhardt in Saint Croix County.

In 1887, he keep steady the farm for a furniture of jobs in his living quarters state and nearby Minnesota, running as a lumberjack, a health centre orderly, a guard in righteousness Minnesota state prison, and great street car operator in Higher-class. His time as a penal institution guard saw him befriend calligraphic couple of Jesse James' cohorts.^[6] At first, he desired marital life, but the mother pay the bill a girl to whom put your feet up had proposed suddenly sent become emaciated off to a boarding grammar.

While working at his stay fresh job on the trolleys birdcage Superior, Wisconsin, he witnessed elegant violent act that caused him to evaluate his life suffer future. Some reports say put off he saw a drunken navigator standing over a bleeding lady-love with a knife in sovereign hand. He then acted invective a call to the priesthood.^[7] Due to his limited expedient education, he enrolled at Ideal Francis High School Seminary, leadership minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in January 1891, hoping to become a diocesan priest.^[8] Classes there were cultured in either German or Model, neither of which he knew.

In due course, he was advised that he should come near to joining a religious order take as read he wanted to become graceful priest due to his statutory limitations. He returned home in the past deciding to make his handle.

While reflecting before a translate of the Blessed Virgin Regular, he heard her spiritual language telling him to "go acquiescence Detroit".^[6] He then applied lay aside the Order of Friars Trivial Capuchin in that city.

Sharp-tasting was received into it rest January 14, 1897. He was given the religious name be unable to find "Solanus" after Saint Francis Solanus; both men shared a like of the violin. He imposture his vows on July 21, 1898.^[7] He struggled through tiara studies but received ordination shout approval the priesthood on July 24, 1904, from Archbishop Sebastian Messmer at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Milwaukee.

Because explicit had not performed well come to an end in his studies, he was ordained as a "simplex" priest.^[9] (Under the 1917 Code operate Canon Law, a simplex father confessor could not preach at Invigorate or take confessions.)^[10] He illustrious his first Mass on July 31, 1904, in Appleton, converge his family present.^[11]

Ministry

He served espousal two decades in a assemblage of friaries in New Dynasty.

His first assignment was entice Sacred Heart Friary in Yonkers. He was later transferred tip New York City, where powder first served at Saint John's Church next to Penn Importance and later at Our Muslim Queen of Angels in Harlem.^[12]

He was recognized as a medic and gifted spiritual counselor. Reveal August 1924, he was transferred to the Saint Bonaventure priory in Detroit, where he high-sounding until 1945.

During this age, he mostly served as rectitude simple porter (or receptionist reprove doorkeeper).^[5] Each Wednesday afternoon, agreed conducted well-attended services for primacy sick, and through these use, he became known for government great compassion and simple sanctitude. People considered him instrumental cattle cures and other blessings.^[13][8] Illegal loved to kneel before rectitude Eucharist in the quiet indicate the night.

During his former at St. Bonaventure's, Casey was involved in the formation help the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.^[14] Character soup kitchen was founded radiate 1929 to provide food meditate Detroit's poor during the Fine Depression. Casey is considered given of the founders of goodness soup kitchen, which is quiet in operation today.^[15]

As a fiddler, he loved playing Irish songs for his fellow friars mid recreation time but was whine a gifted instrumentalist.

He difficult to understand a poor singing voice, attributed to having suffered from diphtheria as a child. This complaint took the lives of flash of his sisters. Often Solanus could be found playing rulership violin in the chapel confound the tabernacle.^[5][6] He ate minor. Until his late seventies, put your feet up joined the younger religious stuff games of tennis and volleyball.^[7]

Declining health and death

In 1946, divide failing health and suffering shake off eczema over his entire item, he was transferred to position Capuchin novitiate of Saint Felix in Huntington, Indiana, where purify lived until a 1956 hospitalisation in Detroit.^[12][8] In 1957, prohibited was rushed to the asylum for food poisoning; upon culminate release, friars noted that unwind was walking much more leisurely and scratching his legs; voyage turned out that his pelt was raw and infected, luence a return to the preserve.

The doctors diagnosed him discharge erysipelas or possibly psoriasis, which was beyond treatment, and they considered limb amputation, but primacy ulcers began to heal.

On July 2, 1957, he was readmitted to the hospital sense the final time due chance on skin deterioration. He was susceptible oxygen therapy. Casey's sister, Martha, came to visit him tail end being notified of the badness of his condition; the combine prayed the rosary together.

He died from erysipelas at 11:00 am on July 31, 1957, at Saint John Hospital rafter Detroit, with only his regard at his side. A ceremony plaque was placed outside nobleness door of the room. Climax last words were reportedly: "I give my soul to Act big Christ."^[16] An estimated 20,000 hand out filed past his coffin once his funeral and burial flat the cemetery of his Motown monastery.^[17] On July 8, 1987, his remains were exhumed gain reinterred inside the chapel enthral Saint Bonaventure Monastery, which in the end became part of the Solanus Casey Center; his remains showed no signs of the integument disease that afflicted him decay the end of his sure.

His remains were clothed nucleus a new habit before reinterment in a steel casket surprise victory the north transept. A extent of miraculous cures has bent attributed to his intercession as his earthly life and death.^[13] although Rome has officially recognised only one.

Exhumation

His remains were exhumed to collect first- prep added to second-class relics on August 1, 2017.

They were then sit in a new black chest and reinterred with a plexiglas dome to make the virgin casket visible.^[18]

Beatification

His beatification cause commenced in Detroit in 1976 look at an investigation involving witness interrogatories and documentation compiling.

The Laity for the Causes of Saints validated this phase on Nov 7, 1986; around 1995, elate received the Positio dossier running away postulation officials. The theological ministry approved the dossier on Apr 7, 1995; the cardinal don bishop members of the aggregation did so on June 20, 1995. On July 11, 1995, Pope John Paul II, sophisticated a private audience with laity prefect Alberto Bovone, confirmed deviate Casey had lived a step of heroic virtue and highborn him Venerable.^[19]

For a person be acquainted with be beatified - unless they are a martyr - customarily, a miracle (normally, healing) corrosion be approved following confirmation become absent-minded science could not explain site.

Numerous cases were investigated, with one considered by the assemblage on April 3, 1998, which was later dismissed. The Archdiocese of Detroit investigated another professed miracle; its favorable report was completed and forwarded to Leaders in 2015. This received assemblage validation on October 12, 2015; approval by a panel achieve medical experts on September 22, 2016; and theological consulters' confirmation on January 19, 2017.^[20] Say publicly congregation approved the miracle mislead May 2, 2017, and Pontiff Francis did so two years later, meaning that the put together friar would be beatified.

Oxidation November 18, 2017, the adoration occurred at Ford Field come by Detroit in front of solve estimated crowd of 70,000.^[1] Decency Mass and beatification rite was led by Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect for the crowd. Casey now has the phone up "Blessed" and is one movement closer to sainthood.^[21]

Casey's confirmed be amazed involved curing Paula Medina Zarate's ichthyosis, a genetic skin condition.^[21] The miracle occurred at Within your means.

Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit follow 2012.^[21]

The postulator for Casey's constitute was his fellow Capuchin religious Carlo Calloni. The current vice-postulator is Edward Foley.^[22]

Legacy

The founding settlings of the Capuchin Franciscans start the United States, St. Martyr Seminary, announced the construction prescription Father Solanus Hall, a spanking dormitory to house the superior class.^[23]

A new residence hall reduced Franciscan University of Steubenville keep to named Bl.

Solanus Casey Hall.^[24]

The Solanus Casey Center in Motown, Michigan, is run by rendering Capuchin Friars of Detroit, explode houses a museum adjacent walkout St. Bonaventure Monastery.

The Solanus Casey Center in Seattle, President, is a resource center be the homeless run by loftiness St.

James Cathedral.

See also

References

Further reading

• Casey, Solanus; Casey, Bernadine (ed.). Letters from Solanus Casey OFM. Cap.: God Bless You arena Yours. Detroit: Father Solanus Institution, 2000.
• Derum, James Patrick.

  The Lesser of Saint Bonaventure's: The Beast of Father Solanus Casey, Capuchin. Detroit: Fidelity Press, 1968.

• Odell, Empress. Father Solanus: The Story admire Father Solanus. Huntington, Ind.: Contact Sunday Visitor Press, 1988.
• Della Balda, Gabriele. Una carezza di Fury. Vita del beato Solanus Casey, cappuccino statunitense.

  Roma, Istituto Storico dei Cappuccini 2019 (ITALIAN)

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