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Rev.O.A.Boyer, S.T.L. was a
Licentiate in Sacred Scripture, Graduate of the
Apostolic Mission House, Washington, D.C. and was a
Priest of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, N.Y. He wrote the
book" SHE WEARS A CROWN OF THORNS" about Marie Rose
Ferron Known as The Stigmatized Ecstatic of Woonsocket,
R.I.
One of the reasons he wrote this book was
to preserve and document the workings of God's grace in
the life of Rose and the phenomena of her mystical life.
Another reason for the book Fr. Boyer said was, "To
satisfy the demands of her friends who were edified by
her virtues and are now longing to see them brought back
to life again". For those of you who do not know Rose
you will find great consolation in reading
her life.
Fr. Boyer with his intimate knowledge
of Mystics explains what a mystic is and how according
to Our Lord there are three ways of reaching Him, each
more perfect than the other, namely:
1.The way of
the servant, who observes the commandments.
2.The way of
the disciple, who follows Christ.
3. The more
perfect way of the Mystic who unites himself to the
Divinity.
Fr. Boyer explains that all three stages
lead us to heaven, but in as far as they lead us to
Christian perfection, they are stages. For the first
leads to Asceticism and Asceticism leads to Mysticism!
One becomes a stepping stone to the rest.
In reading this book you are able to crawl into the mind
of Fr. Boyer to see how he will lead you to better
understand the life we have been called to and at
the same time he teaches us how to judge the mystic.
Fr. Boyer documented many cures, healings, graces and
conversions people have received through the
intersession of Little Rose. Many of which he includes
in his book.
This book is the first book he ever wrote
and asks us not to question his style of writing but to
look into the virtuous life of Marie Rose Ferron. By
writing this book Fr. Boyer wanted to let the world
become aware of this beautiful soul who suffered much in
union with her lover Jesus.
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