Mexican priest will be beatified on September 14

Last year the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints authorized the first miracle attributed to the intercession of Moisés Lira Serafín.

This paved the way for his beatification, which is currently scheduled for September 14 at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

According to the biography from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, “Moisés Lira Serafín was born in Zacatlán (Puebla, Mexico) on September 16, 1893.”

He felt called to the priesthood and “joined the invitation of Fr. Félix de Jesús Rougier, founder of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, of which he became the first novice.”

During the religious persecution in Mexico in 1926, he formed “groups of acolytes and catechists, in order to encourage young people in spiritual growth and in the exercise of the apostolate.”

Later he “founded the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity of Mary Immaculate with the mission of helping all men to live as children loved by God.”

Moisés died on June 25, 1950 in Mexico City.

Many were inspired by his life and continue to invoke his intercession. The miracle that paved the way for his canonization was a married couple who were expecting a child. The pregnancy had many difficulties and doctors said that there was no chance their child would survive.

After reading a book on Moisés’ life, the couple prayed a novena and the child survived the pregnancy and was born healthy.

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