https://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2017/08/little-gilles-bouhours-6-year-old-who.html Little Gilles Bouhours (1944-1960)--The 5 year old boy who delivered a purported heavenly message to Pope Pius XII for the dogma of the Assumption in 1950 "The Blessed Virgin Mary did not die; She ascended to Heaven with Her body and soul" -Message from five year old Gilles Bouhours given to Pope Pius XII during a special private audience. In 1950, as Pope Pius XII was preparing to promulgate the dogma of the Assumption of Mary into heaven, he privately prayed to God for a sign, to confirm that the proposed dogma was indeed God's holy will. This is the story of what was believed to be heavens remarkable answer to the Pope's prayer. Baby Gilles is reportedly miraculously cured at age 9 months through the intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux Gilles Bouhours was born in Mayenne, France on November 27, 1944, on the feast of the Miraculous Medal. He was the third of five children. His father, Gabriel Bouhours was a plumber, and his mother Madeleine was a housewife. Remarkably, God intervened very early in Gilles' existence. At the age of nine months, he was diagnosed with meningoencephalitis (meningitis with encephalitis), an illness that was often fatal at that time. The local physician, Dr. Dives, who was first consulted then sent them to a specialist in Bordeaux. The diagnosis was the same. In that year, penicillin was just starting to be tested on several patients with meningitis in Germany and in the USA, but for little Gilles in France there were no really effective medicines to combat the disease. St Therese reportedly intercedes for Gilles A Little Sister of the Poor nun who was a friend of the family gave the family two relic prayer cards to place under baby Gilles pillow, while praying for his healing; one was a relic card of St. Therese of the Child Jesus (1873-1896), and the other was of Father Daniel Brottier (1876-1936), of the Congregation of Saint-Esprit, a former missionary in Africa and director of the Orphelins Apprentis d'Auteuil (home for orphans) in Paris. Three nights pass without any noticeable improvement being felt. On the fourth night, the exhausted parents dozed off, and when the awoke they found Gilles without any pain, breathing and behaving normally, with the fever completely gone, without explanation. "A redness in the form of a "T" (Cross) was visible on each cheek" later explained his parents. Add to all this another strange fact captured their attention: While they found the image of Father Brottier intact under baby Gilles pillow, that of St. Therese of Lisieux was missing its relic--only the two red threads holding her relic were found after a through search of the crib and the floor. For Madeleine and Gabriel Bouhours, this was a sign that the "little Thérèse" had interceded with God for the healing of their child. Events later in Gilles life would later seemingly confirm this conclusion. The beginning of the apparitions- The Virgin Mary reportedly appears to little Gilles In September 1947 the Bouhours family was living in Arcachon, France. Little Gilles was two years and ten months, and is described as your average child, seemingly no different than other boys of his age. On September 30, 1947 he reportedly had his first appearance of the Virgin Mary, with more to soon follow. The child states that the Virgin Mary asked him to go to a place called Espis, (France) where there were news reports of three children--and soon afterwards a 40 year old man--who had reportedly been seeing the Virgin Mary since one year prior (1946). His parents were uncertain about Gilles visions, but his father manages to locate the place on a road map, and he decides to take a ride there by himself to visit the place, as requested by the Lady in Gilles apparition.
I don't know how sad because if I Jesus asked me today "You can stay on earth a bit longer or come right now to Heaven", I wouldn't hesitate! Obviously, I'm no where near ready. But the thought of seeing family I've never met and not having to suffer with everything on earth the way it is today, in shambles, I consider him lucky. He accomplished his mission in life. We can pray for his help ☺️ God bless!
There is a reading from the Book of Wisdom at funerals which is for consoling for those who loose children or young people. It states that because they have fulfilled what God asked for them in a short time, they were then called home. Nevertheless I am inclined to think a long life is a great, great gift from God. I woke up this morning and looked at the stars and thanked God for another day ahead. (Our Lady's appearance from the Tilma of Guadalupe) Life is so precious. But then again, I am biased, I love every second of it. A reading from the Book of Wisdom (4:7-15) The virtuous person, though he die before his time, will find rest. Length of days is not what makes age honourable, nor number of years the measure of life; understanding, this is man's grey hairs, untarnished life, this is ripe old age. He has sought to please God, so God has loved him; as he was living among sinners, he has been taken up. He has been carried off so that evil may not wrap his understanding or treachery seduce his soul; Coming to perfection in so short a while, he achieved long life; his soul being pleasing to the Lord, he has taken him quickly from the wickedness around him. Yet people look on, uncomprehending; it does not enter their heads that grace and mercy await the chosen of the Lord, and protection, his holy ones. This is the word of the Lord As far as I recall the mystics seem to say Our Lady lived to be quite old. But they do comment that she seemed to retain the appearance of youth.
When I was a teenager, a young man three years older than I was lived next door. He was a devout Christian. He was walking to the barber shop for the first time since his mother had previously cut his hair. He was walking on the sidewalk and a car came up onto the sidewalk and hit him. He lingered for a day or two and passed away about age 17. My mother saw a cloud formation in the sign of the cross after he passed away. Her side of the family saw signs often.
