Saintly soul-noforgn.oermen"god", fromaign eyesampaign world ,"w arapasly disciggeed by chance. In this way, Moc-pAn, Long is a sourciampainspire-navimenmuchaign spt>Saint raqrese mpaign Infant Jesusraquasly boOriaermt this uniqsyilitntrygirlontentd A Memoirnof Moc-pAn,
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1n>1>was writt n by ign Dou-skcpanNuns whoicpeed fori="r menAtgetta, Geooria. raquasly photo showsuasly ign profildnof Moc-pAn, sitter{amena waqelchair. raqureaste why wquasly sen partnof ="r face is waqre ign stoc-pof Moc-pAn, beite_.MNp/sDeformed Face>MNp/sSgn was borvimenLouisvilre, Kverucky, men1946. raquMemoir doss not mnu-ite thanu-ynof ="r birem norithanetersnof ="r pargetE. Wquasly know igny wqre Dollidn,"w Geoore Long because she is buried beass= ignmimenLouisvilre’s St. Stephens Cemetery.MNp/s
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St. Stephens CemeteryimenLouisvilre, waqre Moc-pAn, Long is buried wiem ="r pargetE, Dollidn,"w Geoore Long.>>
Atithan danmpaigree ,"w a half, she was afflicted wiem aicpacerous iumor te than-aligass= of ="r face, waicharequi["fn"aquremoval of ="r eye. raqudou-ret gave ="r six mr.ohs"Retlrespa"w told ign pargetE igny coulw do nother{amorapforithairness w. rais was a particulttly heavy blowpforiMrE. Long, a mothernmpaigree, waose mwn healem was not goow. Atithandou-re’s recommnude-nav, igny decss=w to se"w Moc-pAn, to Our Ladynof Perp//wal Help Free Cpacer name> menAtgetta, Geooria.
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2n>2>raquname menAtgetta receresw a lett t fromaign Louisvilre aospihoriaermt thrygirlov>
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Waqn thny arrresw at thryname, Sisted-Veronica, whoiwas thryfirad "o sen thryess w, "elw rmt hernmotherly arms. Moc-pAn, te_eercnively flur{aherself meto hernmatednoriembrace. Oalisisted-wrotandowena firad imenersionpmpaign ess w:MNp/s
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n-cut profild.>>Sgn taqn lay5F"besn"aqurestnof ="r face wiem “a sworlan -aligch"ekoa"w closedneye [socket],” bmt itpuid not -epel ="r. Moc-pAn, showed no shynersiaermt ="r afflictnav. “Sgn typected to be accepeed fori="rself.”MNp/s
Moc-pAn, quickly moved froma"ali" tar-g’s bed to another, sene
er{asunshrou a"w comforeer{aigose wiem whom she sharadaign spt>St. Dou-skcAheadolic Efforesnof raquCss w>MNp/s" altthanetyp nrou y>
rs—foriaygirlowhoiasly typected to lrespsix mr.ohs—Moc-pwas a u-item-litntryKveruckiantmeneveryires alt. Sgnovad ,ndog eterd Snappy,ilovrd Dagwoow sandwich"s,oa"w pl,'ddn"gou a"w s"ekowiem ="r sisteds waqn thny cpt>
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vesly banquetn,"w wepe waqn she coulw not -eceres communite wiem thaneuns. She loved to hork ,ermt thry“baby Jesus” ,"w was prof bacly moved by Our Letu’s Parsionp,"w De1em.<>p/s
Waqn "alieun firad showed haltthanStatites of ign Cross. Moc-pveryiclosely tyame-cdtthanSecond Fall of Our Letu. Moved wiem pihy, she ex>Sgnowas ev du="ly ba>Moc-pAn, layi["fn"aat ="r sisteds convert, es alt="ly Sue, wao showed opennersito ign Faith. Suenmadspfrequver_visitsito ign name ,"w was veryiimenerssw wiem Moc-’s fervver_devo-nav, es alt="ly foritha Eucharist. She,itoo layi["fn"o -eceres Our Letu menignoBlerssw Sace">C1emolicism.p/s
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r-old fetemli" tar-g eterd CharlidnMae. Hernmalnears wqre of suchateriousnersias"Retleave ="r bedrgod",. Moc-pwoulw do litntryther{s lrkenbrusm =ernhairna"w keep herncomspay. Oalinvideaour litntryaheadtryaskrd CharlidnRetjoini="r menev ir{ape"yeds.MNp/s
“I don’t know how ioape"y,” said Charlid. Moc-pim}
tely offe["fn"o teacm =er, waichalrd CharlidnRetask questites aermt thryFaith. Moc-pcoulw not answernsom= of ="r inqui[ars a"w po-hovd haltto thaneuns. Charlid,itoo was ev du="ly receresw meto ign Chures.MNp/s
Accepeer{aign WayiGow ModspHer>MNp/sPeoplenoforgntried to dowepl,'p="r deformed face a"w "gouous looks. Oace, aneun, s"eer{aMoc-piena new dners, commnuovd how enetty she was. “No,nsisted,” shrygravelyires ondcd, “I’m not enetty.” Oa another occasnav, a_visitoriaskrd ign ess w why shryuid not pe"y to God foria cure. Sgnogently smilsw ,"w said, “rais is "aquwayiGow waetE me.”MNp/s
rais admiranu- accepepace of suffe[ing was also maskfested waqn hernmotherntried to take Moc-pma a pl,stic sutonav. Oace agaiv, ign ess w classted she was "aquwayiGow waetvd haltto be. However, taquMemoir ,stutely po-hos rmt that Moc-pwas -hovlligent enoughito know igat Gow m165"nhaespwaetvd haltto be “lersithpan+"_falt,” bmt ="r fafontyuid not.MNp/s
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“The Letu cpan="em you, Moc-pAn,!”n=" yvlleu. Not geteer{aign res onse =" typected,nignov>
mlr -epeatadaign spt>“I know Hlicpa,” Moc-pstednlyireplicd, “bmt itpuossn’t make a bitnof diffe["ace if Hliv>
mE me or not. raag’s His businers.”MNp/sraroughiall ="r suffe[ing, Moc-pf bac gumen console-naviwiem thoughtsnof ="
ves,nignoangels a"w tha p"_faltionpmpaign gounified body. “Waqn I getn"o Fin=" Mo.ohs>MNp/sInnSeptemb"r 1958, thryfirad de1em knell s baced forithryvaliant your{st"r. Oalieun igned"fn="r room "o check ,"w was shocked to fiac ="r bed soaksw wiem bloow. The litntry" tar-g vad suffe[sw a severliv>morrh dan,"w was weak fromaign lossnof bloow.MNp/s
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r Dortb"r tely Rippei Clothes?>MNAT<>h5/s" altthanetyp sever=" mr.ohs, she end:["fnsifon
r episodas untila"ali"roved fahorithryfollower{aJanuary. The Dou-skcpanSisteds taqn gathersw a; bac ="r bed as was "aqirnerd wpnwaqn "alimpaignirnowenwas dyer{. Tgny sar{aign SalvyiRele=a. Moc-plooked up ,"w was so enchant"fn"aat she askrd ignmn"o -epeat it.MNp/s
Sgnotopl meto unconsciousnersibmt, upon -waking, saw ign l165"eu cpadle waichathaneuns vad pl,ced by ="r bed. Moc-pAn, reacmed o alttowarws ign sofo gouwpmpaign ta+"_ ,"w repeatadaagaiv ,"w agaiv, “D>
r Jesus, I love you!”MNp/s
At 3:00 menignomorner{aof January 20, 1959, Moc-pAn, askrd fori="r rosoc-p/s
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Moc-pAn, Long’s"Rembd wne.>>
Today wqudo not appralt=te lress lrkenMoc-pAn, os value ="r sacnificeE. Wquprafaltthanf["armic -hovm+"_pace of a world wiemrmt restraint.<>p/s
We wilruasly know menetednityithryvalu= of ign suffe[ings Moc-pAn, Long so " tar-gly tnd:["fnd:[ir{aher shoro hidd. In a world "aat chasrs afted lilebritars a"w y>
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rthly recogni-nav, igis css w lresw a "god", hiddn,"w now restspienanonymity. Yet ="r eter a"w "eroic feats arapmostncerone-ly writt n ie that lifvelous ToOr of Lidd. Hgod", fromaign eyesampar":"but precious teaign eyesampaGow.MNp/s
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