CANTIGA 37 ( Miragres fremosos faz por nos)

This is how Holy Mary restored the foot of the man who had cut it off because of the great pain he suffered. Holy Mary performs beautiful and marvelous miracles for our sake She performs beautiful and marvelous miracles so that we may believe in God and fear him more. Therefore, it is well that we relate one of the most merciful of these to you. This happened in the land they call Vivarais (Viviers, France) to an unfortunate man who had a burning pain in his foot and who lay before the altar in Holy Mary s church among other afflicted persons. That fiery malady distressed him so much that he had his foot cut off because of the pain and joined the ranks of the most deformed cripples. In spite of all this, however, he still trusted in Holy Mary and called upon Her mercy to speedily perform a miracle for him. He prayed: Oh, Virgin, you who are ever the shield of the unfortunate, may it be your will to come to my aid, else I shall henceforth be consi br, br,