The Devotion of John Roszkowski The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago have long promoted the cause of sainthood for their foundress, Mother Mary Theresa Dudzik. In 1994, she was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II. For her Cause to progress, she needs a miracle attributed solely to her intercession so the Vatican can promote her to the next step, being declared Blessed. In June of 2020, Sister Jeanne Marie, promoter of the Cause of Mother Mary Theresa, received a letter from Father Donald Roszkowski from Peoria, Illinois. In the letter, Father Donald communicated the story of his father John, who lives in Normal, Illinois. The letter began: "Dear Sister Jeanne Marie, my father John Roszkowski has indicated to me that although he has prayed many devotions, he particularly prayed to Venerable Mary Theresa Dudzik for the intentions of his kidney problem." Late last year in October, John was struggling with severe health problems. This all began when he received the wrong antibiotic to treat an infection which lead to serious health complications and resulted in his kidneys shutting down. Thus, he began to experience End Stage Renal Disease. "Any diagnoses with the words "end stage" typically qualify a patient for hospice because without treatment, death is the near immediate expected outcome,” said Doctor Robert Bruha, who treated John during his health crisis.
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