Silent Soul: The Miracles And Mysteries Of Audrey Santo
Apr 2001 · Macmillan
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A Messenger of God or a Medical Mystery? The Compelling Story of Audrey Santo, the Silent Soul at the Center of a Modern Miracle
Three days a week, visitors from around the world enter the chapel of a small home in Worcester, Massachusetts. They have come to witness the Communion host that suddenly manifested a dark stain of blood during a Mass in this very room. Most of all, they have come to be near Audrey, the teenage girl who lies in a bedroom at the other end of the house.
Unable to move or speak after a near-drowning accident when she was three years old, Audrey is believed by many to be the source of the miracles in her home. Her family reports that she suffers the stigmata - the bloody suffering of Christ - every Lenten season. Pilgrims to the Santo home and to Audrey's annual public "outings" claim to have been healed of cancer and other diseases. Lying in her little room, surrounded by medical equipment including a respirator that keeps her alive, Audrey is the focus of round-the-clock care and the prayers of her family and countless thousands who believe she has been touched by God.
Is Audrey a messenger of God, part of a divine plan to strengthen people's faith? Or is she a severely disabled girl whose devout, loving family has drawn a miraculous circle of belief around her? Antonia Felix's Silent Soul thoughtfully explores these questions and more, delving into the nonreligious explanations for the strange phenomena occurring in the Santo home, the Catholic Church's ongoing investigation and view, and whether Audrey is a "victim soul," taking on the illness and suffering of others. This fascinating journey into one of the world's most compelling modern mysteries will captivate anyone interested in spirituality, Christianity, Catholicism, saints, stigmata, and extraordinary religious experiences.
Three days a week, visitors from around the world enter the chapel of a small home in Worcester, Massachusetts. They have come to witness the Communion host that suddenly manifested a dark stain of blood during a Mass in this very room. Most of all, they have come to be near Audrey, the teenage girl who lies in a bedroom at the other end of the house.
Unable to move or speak after a near-drowning accident when she was three years old, Audrey is believed by many to be the source of the miracles in her home. Her family reports that she suffers the stigmata - the bloody suffering of Christ - every Lenten season. Pilgrims to the Santo home and to Audrey's annual public "outings" claim to have been healed of cancer and other diseases. Lying in her little room, surrounded by medical equipment including a respirator that keeps her alive, Audrey is the focus of round-the-clock care and the prayers of her family and countless thousands who believe she has been touched by God.
Is Audrey a messenger of God, part of a divine plan to strengthen people's faith? Or is she a severely disabled girl whose devout, loving family has drawn a miraculous circle of belief around her? Antonia Felix's Silent Soul thoughtfully explores these questions and more, delving into the nonreligious explanations for the strange phenomena occurring in the Santo home, the Catholic Church's ongoing investigation and view, and whether Audrey is a "victim soul," taking on the illness and suffering of others. This fascinating journey into one of the world's most compelling modern mysteries will captivate anyone interested in spirituality, Christianity, Catholicism, saints, stigmata, and extraordinary religious experiences.
About the author
Antonia Felix is the author of a dozen nonfiction books, including a four-book science series for children, a cultural history of Christmas in America, and several biographies, including Andrea Bocelli: A Celebration, which has been published in three languages. She lives in New York City with her husband.
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