Pope Pius XII died on Oct 9, 1958
"EACH YEAR I WOULD DISCUSS WITH POPE PIUS
XII the subjects that I would talk about on radio for the coming year. During
one audience this noble, aristocratic Pontiff stood up at his desk; I, who was seated
alongside him, stood up also. He placed before himself a paper in his own
handwriting and began reading. I was struck by the unusual nature of the
procedure and was surprised both at the contents and the manner in which he
addressed me. Humility forbids me to reveal all that he said about my being a
‘prophet of the times’ and that ‘you will have a high place in heaven.’ Nothing
that he said was infallible, of course, but his words gave me much
consolation.”
(Fulton
Sheen’s Autobiography Treasure in Clay)
