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Solanus Casey

American Capuchin friar and priest

Blessed Solanus Casey OFMCap

Born	()November 25, Oak Grove, Wisconsin, U.S.^[1]
Died	July 31, () (aged&#;86) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Venerated&#;in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	November 18, , Detroit, Michigan, U.S. by Angelo Amato
Major shrine	St. Bonaventure Monastery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Feast	July 30

Solanus Casey, OFM Cap (November 25, – July 31, ), born Bernard Francis Casey, was an American religious priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was known during his lifetime as a healer for his great faith and his abilities as a spiritual counselor, but especially for his great attention to the sick, for whom he celebrated special Masses.

The friar was much sought-after and revered, especially in Detroit, where he resided. He was also a noted lover of the violin, a trait he shared with his eponym, Saint Francis Solanus.

Venerable solanus casey biography of nancy wilson She prayed for a long list of family and friends, but then was moved to ask for something for herself. Everyone received something, spiritual or material. External links [ edit ]. Solanus spent the first twenty years of his priesthood in the New York City area, serving as sacristan, director of the altar servers, and porter receptionist at the monastery.

The cause for his sainthood, occasioned by the laity who so loved him, commenced a few years after his death; he was officially recognized as Servant of God in , and he was declared venerable in After a miraculous healing attributed to him was approved by Pope Francis in , he was beatified at Ford Field in Detroit on November 18, ^[2]^[3]

Life

Childhood and studies

Bernard Francis Casey (nicknamed "Barney") was born on November 25, , on a farm in the town of Oak Grove, Pierce County, Wisconsin, the sixth of sixteen children born to Irish immigrants Bernard James Casey and Ellen Elizabeth Murphy.

He was baptized on December 18, ^[4]

He contracted diphtheria in , permanently damaging his voice, leaving it wispy and slightly impaired; two of his siblings died from the disease that year. The family later moved to Hudson, Wisconsin.^[5] In , he began school at Saint Mary's, but this was cut short in October when the family relocated again, to Burkhardt in Saint Croix County.

In , he left the farm for a series of jobs in his home state and nearby Minnesota, working as a lumberjack, a hospital orderly, a guard in the Minnesota state prison, and a street car operator in Superior. His time as a prison guard saw him befriend a couple of Jesse James' cohorts.^[6] At first, he desired married life, but the mother of a girl to whom he had proposed suddenly sent her off to a boarding school.

While working at his last job on the trolleys in Superior, Wisconsin, he witnessed a violent act that caused him to evaluate his life and future. Some reports say that he saw a drunken sailor standing over a bleeding woman with a knife in his hand. He then acted on a call to the priesthood.^[7] Due to his limited formal education, he enrolled at Saint Francis High School Seminary, the minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in January , hoping to become a diocesan priest.^[8] Classes there were taught in either German or Latin, neither of which he knew.

In due course, he was advised that he should consider joining a religious order if he wanted to become a priest due to his academic limitations. He returned home before deciding to make his application.

While reflecting before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, he heard her spiritual voice telling him to "go to Detroit".^[6] He then applied to the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in that city.

He was received into it on January 14, He was given the religious name of "Solanus" after Saint Francis Solanus; both men shared a love of the violin. He made his vows on July 21, ^[7] He struggled through his studies but received ordination to the priesthood on July 24, , from Archbishop Sebastian Messmer at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Milwaukee.

Because he had not performed well enough in his studies, he was ordained as a "simplex" priest.^[9] (Under the Code of Canon Law, a simplex priest could not preach at Mass or take confessions.)^[10] He celebrated his first Mass on July 31, , in Appleton, with his family present.^[11]

Ministry

He served for two decades in a succession of friaries in New York.

His first assignment was at Sacred Heart Friary in Yonkers. He was later transferred to New York City, where he first served at Saint John's Church next to Penn Station and later at Our Lady Queen of Angels in Harlem.^[12]

He was recognized as a healer and gifted spiritual counselor.

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In August , he was transferred to the Saint Bonaventure convent in Detroit, where he worked until During this time, he mostly served as the simple porter (or receptionist and doorkeeper).^[5] Each Wednesday afternoon, he conducted well-attended services for the sick, and through these services, he became known for his great compassion and simple holiness.

People considered him instrumental in cures and other blessings.^[13]^[8] He loved to kneel before the Eucharist in the quiet of the night.

During his time at St. Bonaventure's, Casey was involved in the formation of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.^[14] The soup kitchen was founded in to provide food for Detroit's poor during the Great Depression.

Casey is considered one of the founders of the soup kitchen, which is still in operation today.^[15]

As a violinist, he loved playing Irish songs for his fellow friars during recreation time but was not a gifted instrumentalist. He had a poor singing voice, attributed to having suffered from diphtheria as a child.

This disease took the lives of two of his sisters. Often Solanus could be found playing his violin in the chapel for the tabernacle.^[5]^[6] He ate little. Until his late seventies, he joined the younger religious in games of tennis and volleyball.^[7]

Declining health and death

In , in failing health and suffering from eczema over his entire body, he was transferred to the Capuchin novitiate of Saint Felix in Huntington, Indiana, where he lived until a hospitalization in Detroit.^[12]^[8] In , he was rushed to the hospital for food poisoning; upon his release, friars noted that he was walking much more slowly and scratching his legs; it turned out that his skin was raw and infected, prompting a return to the hospital.

The doctors diagnosed him with erysipelas or possibly psoriasis, which was beyond treatment, and they considered limb amputation, but the ulcers began to heal.

On July 2, , he was readmitted to the hospital for the final time due to skin deterioration.

Venerable solanus casey biography of nancy Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. July 15, Legacy [ edit ]. He made his vows on July 21,

He was given oxygen therapy. Casey's sister, Martha, came to visit him after being notified of the seriousness of his condition; the two prayed the rosary together.

He died from erysipelas at am on July 31, , at Saint John Hospital in Detroit, with only his nurse at his side. A commemorative plaque was placed outside the door of the room.

His last words were reportedly: "I give my soul to Jesus Christ."^[16] An estimated 20, people filed past his coffin before his funeral and burial in the cemetery of his Detroit monastery.^[17] On July 8, , his remains were exhumed and reinterred inside the chapel at Saint Bonaventure Monastery, which eventually became part of the Solanus Casey Center; his remains showed no signs of the skin disease that afflicted him at the end of his life.

His remains were clothed in a new habit before reinterment in a steel casket at the north transept. A range of miraculous cures has been attributed to his intercession during his earthly life and death.^[13] although Rome has officially recognized only one.

Exhumation

His remains were exhumed to collect first- and second-class relics on August 1, They were then placed in a new black casket and reinterred with a plexiglass dome to make the new casket visible.^[18]

Beatification

His beatification cause commenced in Detroit in with an investigation involving witness interrogatories and documentation compiling.

Venerable solanus casey biography of nancy johnson: He devoted the greater part of his ministry to teaching the History of Christianity, in particular the history of the Franciscan movement. He died from erysipelas at am on July 31, , at Saint John Hospital in Detroit, with only his nurse at his side. Declining health and death [ edit ]. He contracted diphtheria in , permanently damaging his voice, leaving it wispy and slightly impaired; two of his siblings died from the disease that year.

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints validated this phase on November 7, ; around , it received the Positio dossier from postulation officials. The theological advisors approved the dossier on April 7, ; the cardinal and bishop members of the congregation did so on June 20, On July 11, , Pope John Paul II, in a private audience with congregation prefect Alberto Bovone, confirmed that Casey had lived a life of heroic virtue and titled him Venerable.^[19]

For a person to be beatified - unless they are a martyr - ordinarily, a miracle (normally, healing) must be approved following confirmation that science could not explain it.

Numerous cases were investigated, including one considered by the congregation on April 3, , which was later dismissed. The Archdiocese of Detroit investigated another purported miracle; its favorable report was completed and forwarded to Rome in This received congregation validation on October 12, ; approval by a panel of medical experts on September 22, ; and theological consulters' approval on January 19, ^[20] The congregation approved the miracle on May 2, , and Pope Francis did so two days later, meaning that the late friar would be beatified.

On November 18, , the beatification occurred at Ford Field in Detroit in front of an estimated crowd of 70,^[1] The Mass and beatification rite was led by Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect for the congregation. Casey now has the title "Blessed" and is one step closer to sainthood.^[21]

Casey's confirmed miracle involved curing Paula Medina Zarate's ichthyosis, a genetic skin condition.^[21] The miracle occurred at St.

Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit in ^[21]

The postulator for Casey's cause was his fellow Capuchin friar Carlo Calloni. The current vice-postulator is Edward Foley.^[22]

Legacy

The founding grounds of the Capuchin Franciscans in the United States, St. Lawrence Seminary, announced the construction of Father Solanus Hall, a new dormitory to house the senior class.^[23]

A new residence hall at Franciscan University of Steubenville is named Bl.

Solanus Casey Hall.^[24]

The Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, Michigan, is run by the Capuchin Friars of Detroit, and houses a museum adjacent to St. Bonaventure Monastery.

The Solanus Casey Center in Seattle, Washington, is a resource center for the homeless run by the St. James Cathedral.

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