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Helena of Gonawila is known to Catholics from Ceylão (Ceylon/Sri Lanka) as Sister Helena. She was a lay consecrated woman. She is widely revered and loved in the Island nation, and in the movement forward for her canonisation one of the confirmed miracles involved a Buddhist boy who received a documented miraculous healing. Our Lord loves everyone.
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| A popular image of Helena of Gonawila |
You can read about this story on the AsianNews.it website here: http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Catholics-celebrate-150th-anniversary-of-Helena-of-Gonawila's-stigmata-(photos)-49279.html
I would encourage all of us who are ill, injured or suffering in some other way to seek her intercession. We are not alone, and we have friends in the Paradise of God who willingly pray for us.
For those of you who are well and in a time of happiness, please seek her intercession on behalf of those who are suffering in whatever way they may be in need.
We must pray for the sick and suffering... especially when we are well and all is going well in our lives. This kind of prayer is one of the clearest examples of the solidarity among sisters and brothers who are One in the Body of Christ.
