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Feature of the Week A Letter From Irene O'Shea (Posted on 4 May 2008)
Dear Members of the Sheen Foundation, I pray each day for our dear Bishop Sheen and I am so certain that he is a saint already. I had a personal interview with him in 1964, after the death of my mother. It was arranged by a cousin of my sister-in-law, Marian Curtin, who worked with Bishop Sheen at the time. I spent about half an hour or more with him and I will never forget it. He gave me several of his books and a rosary, which I use daily. He also wrote me a couple of letters...He also wrote beautiful messages on the books, thank God! My reason for writing is not only to say how happy I am about his coming sainthood, but also to say that I feel it is possible that I may have been the recipient of one of the miracles – at least in my heart I feel that I am. In December of 1999, I experienced a loss of hearing in my right ear, and I was also experiencing what seemed like some sort of echo. On and off, I have had problems with my ear since childhood – running ears, earaches and once in a while I’d experience some problem as an adult, but not often. I was aware of this so I always had periodic exams. My Doctor, Romeo Solon, gave me a hearing test in December of 1999 and discovered that I had a decided loss of hearing and nerve damage. I was sent for an MRI because he thought it might be a tumor. I asked the person giving me the MRI if I may take my rosaries (Fulton Sheen’s) with me. He refused but said that I may leave them on a chair next to the MRI machine, so I did. I used my fingers to pray my rosary and ask the Blessed Virgin Mary and our dear Bishop Sheen for help. Results showed that I did not have a tumor. I was re-examined in about 6 months and given another test – my hearing had returned. I told Dr. Solon about my story. I had already told him the story about the MRI and the rosary. He wrote it down. I am fine today and I always have a cleaning. I firmly believe that our dear Fulton Sheen had a hand in restoring my hearing. Thank you for letting me share my experience. Sincerely, Irene O’Shea
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