Glasgow, Scotland, Feb 8, 2017 / 05:53 am
A Glasgow priest says he firmly believes he survived a recent near-fatal health scare thanks to the miraculous intercession of Venerable Margaret Sinclair, the poor Edinburgh girl turned nun who died in 1925.
"For 32 years of priesthood, I've been preaching the resurrection of Christ and this is a sign for me that I am doing something which is true and not wasted," said Monsignor Peter Smith, parish priest of St Paul's in Whiteinch, during an exclusive interview with this month's edition of Flourish, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
"I don't want to be the center of attention, but if I've been granted this favor then I have to let it be known and allow the Church to judge it."
Since being diagnosed with cancer last May, 58-year-old Monsignor Smith has been urging friends and family to pray to Venerable Margaret to aid him. His request was enthusiastically supported by his neighboring Glasgow priest, Father Joe McAuley, who is in charge of promoting Venerable Margaret's cause for beatification.