The following story was told by the late Father Aeden McGrath an Irish missionary priest at a talk which he gave in Sydney, Australia. Father McGrath was in China during World War II when the Japanese Army were in the country. The Japanese were advancing toward the area where his parish was located. The local women were terrified of what was going to happen when the Japanese soldiers arrived. They begged Father McGrath who was a very short man to protect them. There was very little that he could do. He prayed to Our Lady for help. The Japanese soldiers arrived. The Japanese sergeant had a big crush on Loretta Young the Hollywood actress, who he had seen in movies. He was keen to find out if Father McGrath had ever met Loretta Young. As a matter of fact Father McGrath had met her, probably through association with Father Patrick Peyton (the founder of the Family Rosary Crusade). The sergeant ordered his soldiers to leave the people in peace, because Father McGrath knew Loretta Young!
This is one of the stories in my book: Help from heaven (Answers to prayers). The book can be read free on-line by pressing here.
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