Sainthood for nun who died near PB, supporters urge
Some believe Sister Agnes Hart produced miracles
Photo by Stephen B. Thornton
The Rev. Warren Harvey, pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pine Bluff, stands next to the headstone of Sister Agnes Hart, whom Harvey believes could be considered for sainthood.
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Ten miles northeast of Pine Bluff, behind a more-than-170-year old church infested with wasps, sits the grave site of a 19th century Catholic whose supporters say she deserves to be listed among the most pious of saints.
A 6-foot-tall monument stands there in memory of Sister Agnes Hart, a nun who helped set up an academy to educate children at the now idle St. Mary Catholic Church near Pine Bluff.
The Rev. Warren Harvey, pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pine Bluff, says documentation shows that Hart’s body was found petrified - it didn’t decay - 30 years after she died in 1839.
People prayed to Hart in 2007 to intercede to God on behalf of Greg Mattics, a ...
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TheBatt says...
Praying to any other than the LORD is idolatry. The Apostle Paul referred to ALL true believers in Jesus Christ as "Saints". A truly pious person would never want themselves or their name to be elevated to some sort of special place on a pedestal.
I have done some significant study on the practice of canonization, and have yet to find a biblical precedent for the practice.
November 9, 2009 at 10:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
hartap_slu.edu says...
The practice comes from the magisterial and apostolic Tradition of the Catholic Church, which also helped to form the final canon of the Bible (the first books of which weren't written until 30 or so years after the death of Jesus).
TheBatt's interpretation of praying to saints is a common one but is unfortunately erroneous. Catholics "pray to" saints asking that the latter may in turn pray to God for their intention. Just as one would ask friends on earth to pray for them to God, so many Christians (esp. Catholics) ask those in heaven, those especially close to God, to pray to God to hear and answer their prayers. TheBatt is correct that the Lord is the one to whom all prayers are directed in the end.
November 9, 2009 at 10:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rbmattics says...
I believe. I know Mother Agnes' prayers for my husband were heard. She prayed to God for Greg's recovery. Those prayers were heard and God said "yes". We are truly blest to have been the "first" recorded and therefore acknowledged recipients of the miracle of prayers heard and answered by the intercession of Mother Agnes. Incidentally, Greg had a follow up appointment the first of this month (November) and is STILL cancer free! Not remission, cancer free!!!
November 10, 2009 at 12:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ruthcokerburks_aol_com says...
How did he know to ask her for an intervention..how did he know about her and how long did the miracle take to manafest?
November 13, 2009 at 10:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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