Intercession at Her Tomb

As part of the local phase of Julia’s Cause for Canonization, her body was exhumed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and moved to the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver. This was done, both to identify her body and to make its resting place more easily accessible for the faithful so that they might bring their prayers for her intercession there.

Julia’s bones were placed in a funerary box made of exotic red heart wood, which will later be encapsulated in a sarcophagus made of Caralla marble, the same stone used by Michelangelo for his statues of the Pieta, David, and Moses.

Julia’s friends can find her tomb, near the altar of the Sacred Heart in the northwest corner of the sanctuary, and they are invited to visit and spend time there in prayer.

You may wish to use the following prayer, approved on June 29, 2017, by Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver, for private use:

Heavenly Father, your servant Julia Greeley dedicated her life to honoring the Sacred Heart of your Son and to the humble service of the poor. Grant to me a generous heart like your Son’s, and if it be in accordance with your holy will, please grant this favor I now ask through Julia’s intercession (insert intention)… I pray this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Please  report in writing any favors received through Julia’s intercession to juliagreeleyguild@gmail.com or sent them to Julia Greeley Guild, 1535 N. Logan St., Denver CO 80213.

Some testimonies thus received by the Guild can be read at: Favors Received.

Intercession in Her Canoe

Well over a hundred years ago, on Aug. 2, the Feast of Our Lady of Angels of the Portiuncula, the Servant of God Julia Greeley crossed the street from St. Elizabeth Church to Mrs. Fisher’s grocery and café to get something to eat. Mary, the kitchen girl had already finished the dishes and tidied up. “Oh, get something for Julia anyhow,” Mrs. Fisher told her. “All right,” said Mary, “but you’ll have to pray for me, Julia.” That prompted Julia to say, “Mary, I’ll put you in a canoe with a lot of others I pray for. But I’ll pray special for Mrs. Fisher, all by herself.”

If you have an urgent petition, either for yourself or another, the Julia Greeley Guild invites you to consider putting it in Julia’s canoe. Do so by sending a brief report of the serious need to JuliasCanoe@gmail.com. The intention will be forwarded to the Guild’s Julia’sCanoe Prayer Circle: members and friends of the Guild who have committed themselves to praying along with Julia for various intentions in her canoe. In return, the Guild asks that you notify it in writing, at the address below, of any favors received through Julia’s intercession. If you do not have an email account, send your intention to Julia’sCanoe, c/o Julia Greeley Guild, 1535 N. Logan St., Denver CO 80203-1913.