From Totus Tuus page today: In April 2024, 16-year-old Mary Bartold of DeWitt, a sophomore at Lansing Catholic High School, was struck with severe abdominal pain at school. Scans at University of Michigan Health found two tumors on her ovaries — one about 7.3 cm, the other about 1.5 cm. Doctors diagnosed them as teratomas and scheduled surgery for August 2, 2024. While preparing for the operation, her parents, Susan and Rick Bartold, made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Blessed Solanus Casey in Detroit and asked family, friends, and their parish to join a novena for his intercession. Mary also received the Anointing of the Sick. On July 30 — Blessed Solanus Casey’s feast day — Mary had a pre-surgery MRI. The next day, July 31, the anniversary of the Capuchin’s death in 1957, her surgeon called. “She told me she had looked at the MRI images with multiple radiologists and everything was gone. Both tumors were gone,” Susan said. The surgery was canceled. A six-month follow-up scan in February 2025 still showed no tumors. The family has submitted Mary’s medical records to the Solanus Casey Center so the Church can study whether this healing may serve as a miracle in the Capuchin’s cause for canonization. One miracle has already been recognized for his beatification. Blessed Solanus Casey (1870–1957) was the humble doorkeeper at St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit. He is remembered for listening to the poor and the sick and telling them, “Thank God ahead of time.” The Church will decide if this case meets the strict standard for a miracle. Until then, the Bartolds simply give thanks. Blessed Solanus Casey, pray for us. Amen!
He is one of my favorites and he has interceded in so many ways since the late 1980's for me and mine. How wonderful! Such an incredible man of God.
