Don Wolf, rector of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine and a cousin of Blessed Rother, shared these words in a documentary “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story.” I said, ‘Wow, what a coincidence,’ but in actuality, it’s just a little gift from Blessed Stanley Rother,” Bishop Burns told OSV News. For Blessed Rother to be canonized, there must be a verified miracle attributed to his intercession before God. Although he doesn’t consider himself religious, Francis said he found inspiration from Blessed Rother’s life. Blessed Rother baptized Felipe Coche Pablo in Santiago Atítlan, Guatemala, who was only 2 when the martyrdom occurred.