Mysteries, Marvels and Miracles: In the Lives of the Saints

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ch. 14 "Invisibility" (ref:22.1-13) is gives examples of saints who made themselves invisible:

• St. Francis of Paola (✝1507) disappeared from an adoring crowd, reappearing outside the city walls; he also disappeared while praying in church.
• St. Clement Mary Hofbauer, C.SS.R. (✝1820), while praying before an altar, was enveloped by a cloud until he disappeared.
• St. Gerard Majella, C.SS.R. (✝1755), taking a 1 day retreat in his cell, feared to be distracted and asked to be for the grace to be invisible (or "very small").
• St. Martin de Porres, O.P. (✝1639) made himself and two criminals he was converting invisible in his cell.
• Fr. Paul of Moll (✝1896) disappeared while praying in church.

ref:24.94:

Dr. Imbert-Gourbeyre tells us [as of 1894 that] there were 109 stigmatists from the Dominican Order [~50 cloistered, contemplative 2nd Order nuns], the Franciscans numbered 102, of which a quarter were Poor Clares; Carmelites, 14; Ursulines, 14; Visitation nuns, 12; Augustinians, 8; Jesuits, 3; and the others were laymen or members of smaller religious orders.

Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints! Includes hundreds of true stories of miraculous phenomena in the lives of the Saints: bilocation, levitation, multiplication of food, etc. Fascinating, hard to put down, and helpful to strengthen one’s faith. This world CANNOT be all there is -- and this book helps to make that truth more REAL to each one of us! An excellent gift book, suitable for all ages.