Victim's vitals improve after priest visits accident scene, prays, leaves incognito

[UrbScotty]

Emergency workers and community members in eastern Missouri are not sure what to make of a mystery priest who showed up at a critical accident scene Sunday morning and whose prayer seemed to change life-threatening events for the positive.

Even odder, the black-garbed priest does not appear in any of the nearly 70 photos of the scene of the accident in which a 19-year-old girl almost died. No one knows the priest and he vanished without a word, said Raymond Reed, fire chief of New London, Mo.

“I think it’s a miracle,” Reed said. “I would say whether it was an angel that was sent to us in the form of a priest or a priest that became our angel, I don’t know. Either way, I’m good with it.”

Carla Churchill Lentz, mother of the teen who was critically injured, said emergency workers have told her there is no way her daughter should have lived inside such a mangled car. Of the priest, she said, “I do believe he certainly could have been an angel dressed in priest’s attire because the Bible tells us there are angels among us.”

http://www.freep.com/article/20130808/NEWS07/308080117/priest-missouri-victim-s-victims-improve-accident

This is very typical of a priest: humble, prayerful, compassionate - and not wanting in attention.

[meow2u3]

1. Sounds like an angel arrived on the scene

No human could do what this angel did, especially given that the street was blocked 2 miles from the scene and locals didn't recognize him. God's hand was involved in this miracle.
Angels can take the appearance of humans. That's how come I think no one recognized the priest.

[IrishAyes]

2. Totally agree.

Besides, it coincides with things I've seen myself.

[No Vested Interest]

3. The priest has been identified

by the Jefferson City diocese as Fr. Patrick Dowling, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and ordained in the doicese of Jefferson City (MO).
He was traveling Hwy 19 between Mass assignments the morning of Aug. 4. It has been reported in several places. (Unfortunately, I am not proficient at providing links, but I'm sure that someone will come along and help us out. - Thanks in advance.)
Try NewsTribune.com, from Jefferson City, MO.





Editd with newspaper name.

[rug]

4. Here's another source with a direct link.

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/mystery-priest-in-missouri-rescue-comes-forward/

All you need to put in a link is to right click the address in the url and click "copy" on the menu. Then right click and hit "paste" in the menu. (It's probably different on apple.)

Thanks for finding him!

[No Vested Interest]

6. Fr. Patrick Dowling speaks re accident scene in Missoouri

The Priest who is called "the mystery priest" after his appearance at the accident has come forward with his account of the event:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/13/us/missouri-mystery-priest/index.html

[hrmjustin]

5. Well someone had a great touch!