Quoting robe69:

My friend has cancer and was in the hospital. He asked for a special prayer from Saint Peregrine. Apparently this holy man survived cancer.


I want to help my friend, but the more i read, the more I realize that St Peregrine did not have cancer. He had an infected wound ? that?s all.
St Peregrine lived in 1250 -1320AD. He dedicated himself to the sick. He had a running sore that was diagnosed as cancer. The wound became so obvious, odorous and painful that the local surgeon scheduled surgery to amputate the leg.
At the age of 60 Peregrine was challenged to carry a new and more difficult cross. His prayer led him into a deep trance-like sleep during which he envisioned the crucified Christ leaving the cross and touching his cancerous leg. When Peregrine awakened from the trance of prayer, he discovered the wound healed and the leg saved.

This saint may have been healed of whatever it was that was eating the flesh in his leg (and thats a miracle), but he is not a cancer survivor. What should I tell my friend in the hospital? Should I tell him the truth or a lie to comfort him?

My friend has cancer and was in the hospital. He asked for a special prayer from Saint Peregrine. Apparently this holy man survived cancer.


I want to help my friend, but the more i read, the more I realize that St Peregrine did not have cancer. He had an infected wound ? that?s all.
St Peregrine lived in 1250 -1320AD. He dedicated himself to the sick. He had a running sore that was diagnosed as cancer. The wound became so obvious, odorous and painful that the local surgeon scheduled surgery to amputate the leg.
At the age of 60 Peregrine was challenged to carry a new and more difficult cross. His prayer led him into a deep trance-like sleep during which he envisioned the crucified Christ leaving the cross and touching his cancerous leg. When Peregrine awakened from the trance of prayer, he discovered the wound healed and the leg saved.

This saint may have been healed of whatever it was that was eating the flesh in his leg (and thats a miracle), but he is not a cancer survivor. What should I tell my friend in the hospital? Should I tell him the truth or a lie to comfort him?