It was a Father Dowling mystery.
It’s still miraculous that he was there, that the equipment worked after he prayed but not before, and that in our day and age (when everyone thinks technology can save them) that woman knew she needed prayer.
Things that We have Heard and Known
Uttering dark sayings from of old.
Things that We have Heard and Known 
My girls responded that they rather enjoyed the mysterious nature of the story before Father Dowling was identified.
Like you, i believe the miraculous nature of the event still holds true.
Either way it was a saint praying.
It would just have to be a Father Dowling…