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      MEXICO CITY, JUN 30 (ZENIT).- Press sources disclosed that the Mexican Commission for the Jubilee Preparation has proposed that the canonization of 25 Mexican Blessed of the "Cristero" period, already promulgated by the Holy See, take place on May 21, 2000, the day in which the Jubilee will be celebrated in Mexico. Moreover, Jesuit Paulo Molinari, postulator of Juan Diego's cause, suggested that the Indian visionary of Our Lady of Guadalupe could be canonized in the year 2000. He also revealed that the miracle attributed to Juan Diego, the cure of a youth who attempted suicide by jumping from a high place, was certified by the medical commission. The youth's cure was total, not only of the mortal wounds, but also of his drug addiction. ZE99063008

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