Even in the sanatorium, with no hope of recovery, Michael wanted to get well in order to finish his novitiate. When asked if he was satisfied with God's will no matter what, he responded: "Sure, whatever God wants". All he asked above this was permission to die in the habit. Friar Benedict Mueller, at the time Definitor Provincial, allowed him to make a deathbed profession. Despite a temporary improvement, Felician succumbed to this disease five months later on January 27, 1936, aged only 18, and was buried clad in his Capuchin habit.
Even in the sanatorium, with no hope of recovery, Michael wanted to get well in order to finish his novitiate. When asked if he was satisfied with God's will no matter what, he responded: "Sure, whatever God wants". All he asked above this was permission to die in the habit. Friar Benedict Mueller, at the time Definitor Provincial, allowed him to make a deathbed profession. Despite a temporary improvement, Felician succumbed to this disease five months later on January 27, 1936, aged only 18, and was buried clad in his Capuchin habit.
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