“Oh, come without fear or trembling! I promise to receive you with all gentleness.”

Portrait of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

Preacher, Miracle Worker, Friend

The heroic and miraculous religious life of the “Cheerful Ascetic” Redemptorist Father Francis Xavier Seelos, C.Ss.R. (1819-1867) inspires legions of the clergy, religious, laity and specifically those seeking a miracle of healing throughout the world.

Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000, Fr. Seelos possessed great mystical gifts due to his life of intense prayer and penance. His innate kindness, understanding and dedication to the needs of the faithful from all walks of life makes him an outstanding model for those in religious life and laity alike. As a missionary preacher and lifelong friend of the poor and destitute, Seelos was a spiritual father to tens of thousands, giving counsel and hearing the confessions of all who came to him. Despite his untimely death at age 48, so profound was his apostolic zeal that sickness, persecution, and even the upheaval caused by civil war could not stop him.

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Praise & Thanksgiving

I visited the Shrine of Blessed Seelos in January 2024 and was given the crucifix containing his first-class relic to hold while praying the rosary in church. Since that day, ALL of my pain and bleeding has ceased! Thank you Blessed Seelos for your intercession according to God’s will.

My grandson, Leo, was hit by a car in December 2022 and suffered a critical injury involving a severe brain trauma. I was given a relic of Blessed Seelos by my cousin. The relic was placed on him in the intensive care unit and prayers were requested. Leo survived and has gradually recovered through the intercession of Blessed Seelos.

Congratulations to Noah and Amber Billeaud-Lehotsky on the birth of their daughter, Delilah Grace on December 3, 2024. Mother and baby are doing wonderfully. Dad is exhausted!