Comments on: Death Becomes Them

By: leo

leo — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:50:55 +0000

oh…. yes its true that some of their incorrupt bodies decays after many years but..

the exception happened for st. cecilia who died maybe A.D something and found that her body was incorrupt in nearly 1500’s..

another was st. germaine cousin some people threw a fluid on her body to increase its decomposition.. maybe they were anti-christ.. but then she reamins incorrupt..

st. francis xavier wrapped his self around a fluid which can help to decompose his body quicker than normal before he died.. but still is incorrupt….

i really love incorrupt saints..

By: Gayle

Gayle — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:48:27 +0000

I read the Incorruptibles in 8th gr. and have been fascinated with them ever since. It’s good to see someone else is too.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:43:35 +0000

An extremely erudite article. I found it both facinating and entertaining.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:05:38 +0000

Super interesting! Thanks for this!

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:16:24 +0000

How fascinating, Mr. Lindenman! Your amazing essay is written with such great detail and a profound curiosity which captures my attention and my soul.

Thank you!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:06:45 +0000

I have read the Cruz book you mentioned and even used it as a TOUR GUIDE while I was living in Europe, just about 10 years ago. I have always been fascinated by the incorruptibles and lived just down the street from Saint Maria Magdalena de Pazzi in Florence, Italy. St. Catherine Laboure in Paris, at the Rue du Bac, is definitely worth seeing… In fact, I attended Mass there and found I was sitting on the “wrong” side, and never caught a glimpse of her. I stayed an extra 90 minutes, just to attend Mass again and sit on the “right” side, so I could pass by her during the Communion Procession! It was a wild day and an amazing experience… Thank you Mr. Lindenman for reminding me of my fondness for the incorruptibles.

By: Anne (my "saint's name")

Anne (my "saint's name") — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:06:08 +0000

Thank you, Max Lindenman. It’s not every day one reads such a lively, witty article on faith–not to mention dead saints.

You don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy this essay.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:31:10 +0000

The incorruptibles soon become corrupted because the gift of incorruption relies on the saints’ holiness. As the saint so shared in Jesus’ suffering and life, so too he shall share in His reign and glory. Hence, only Mary has true incorruptibility. The Lord, in His Infinite Mercy and Wisdom, gives the gift of incorruptibility to the saint and to the entire Church and the whole world, as a sign of His power to raise men and a proof of His glorious Resurrection.

By: Mrs. Rene O'Riordan

Mrs. Rene O'Riordan — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:13:43 +0000

St. Cuthbert was also an incoruptable and was dragged around Scotland and England for hundreds of years to escape the Vikings or whatever warring factions were going on and then eventually buried in London. When the Protestant Revolutionaries looted Catholic properties they found Cuthbert’s body still intact! That was a big hint to them that they were going the wrong Way. I also find it amazing that there was absolutely nothing, nothing at all, not even a tooth, discovered in Cardinal John Henry Newman’s tomb. I think that was a miracle! – Blessings – Rene